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Mercader, Patricia; Weber, Rebecca; Durif-Varembont, Jean-Pierre – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
Drawing on a larger study on "Gender practices and violence between peers: the stakes of mixed-sex education", this paper examines the methodological challenges specific to carrying out ethnography in an elite high school. The researcher's subjective experience in the field reveals the power dynamics at play in the elite setting. We also…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Advantaged, Research Methodology, Violence
Goodnough, Karen – Educational Action Research, 2014
In this case study, two high school teachers, a university researcher, and 10 high school students (ages 16-19 years) were part of an action research group that addressed an issue--smoking on school grounds--identified by a high school population as being problematic. The research was guided by the following research questions: "Within a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Youth Leaders, Youth Opportunities, Case Studies