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Schumacher, Sally – 1979
The focus of this paper is on the theory of ethnographic methodology. A body of observational studies in social science and educational research is noted, demonstrating methodological statements about ethnography. Methodological procedures are described, along with possible standards of adequacy for their use. The use of the methodology is…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethnography, Field Studies, Observation
Peer reviewedKurz, Dorothy E. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1983
The methodology of participant observation in evaluation research is described. The author cites examples of its use and includes references to additional sources of information. The characteristics of participant observation, appropriate circumstances for use, and specific techniques of this method are examined. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Ethnography, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies
Download full textSpirer, Janet E. – 1980
In comparison with traditional experimental design, which is concerned with what happened, a case study approach is more appropriate for answering the question of why or how something happened. As an alternative complementary-vocational-education-evaluation approach, the case study attempts to describe and analyze some program in comprehensive…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research
Yunker, Rose – 1979
Ethnomethodological research involves participation in the field, with some degree of social interaction, with the subjects of the study; direct observation of relevant events; some formal and a great deal of informal interviewing; systematic counting; collection of documents and artifacts; and flexibility in the direction the study takes. This…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Field Experience Programs
Horton, Donald; And Others – 1967
An exploratory, qualitative, and comparative research study concerning sociologically relevant aspects of project Head Start (HS) was conducted in two New York City HS centers. The study investigated (l) the internal organizational development of the HS centers, (2) teacher-parent relations in HS, (3) HS in relation to the family life of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Field Studies, Interpersonal Relationship, Interprofessional Relationship
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1972
The Academic Achievement Project (AAP) was conceived as a comprehensive plan for the improvement of the learning experiences of students in the public schools of the District of Columbia, primarily in the curriculum areas of reading and mathematics. A number of programs or components constituted the framework through which this project was to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
