The Two Traditions in Educational Ethnography: Sociology and Anthropology Compared.

Delamont, Sara; Atkinson, Paul

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Publication Date: 1980-Jun

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The Two Traditions in Educational Ethnography: Sociology and Anthropology Compared.

Delamont, Sara; Atkinson, Paul

British Journal of Sociology of Education, v1 n2 p139-52 Jun 1980

Examines research interest in the ethnography of schooling (research on and in educational institutions based on participant observation and/or permanent recordings of everyday life in natural settings). Sociological and anthropological approaches to ethnography are compared. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Anthropology, Comparative Analysis, Educational Anthropology, Educational Sociology, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, Higher Education, Sociology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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