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Rist, Ray C. – Educational Researcher, 1980
Federal support for answers to the question "What is really going on out there?" has increased interest in the use of ethnography as a research method for evaluation of educational programs. Pros and cons of the use of ethnography for educational research are discussed. (PR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies