Offers a new approach for the study of soap opera, aimed at discovering the social boundaries within which a particular culture negotiates its primordial relationships. Reveals the interaction between culture, power, genre, and gender by tracing the complex kinship structures of family and romance among soap opera characters and by observing how…

Studied four Korean three-year olds during one school year to learn how peer relationships among the four would affect their participation, specifically in teacher-initiated events. Found that their joint initiatives, including use of native language and imitation, led them to a higher level of participation than is typical for second-language…

Presents a theory of configurational validity for analyzing ethnographic multimedia narratives that have been layered with contributions by multiple authors. Describes a software tool that addresses the use of configurations to build more valid narratives. Recommends that multimedia designers collaboratively design tools to help authors and users…

Considers how a researcher-practitioner, recognizing the human aspiration for wholeness, makes sense of the jumbled multiplicity of meanings available in the study of culture, education, and mediating art forms such as creative drama, theater in education, and childrens's theater. Describes field work during an ethnographic study at Pit Prop…

Addresses epistemological questions about the nature of ontology, theoretical questions concerning the knowledge of sense perceptions, and methodological questions regarding the scientific truth-effect of procedures integral to arguments for and against the use of qualitative forms of analysis as a feasible and effective means for conducting…

Presents results of an interactionist analysis of data from a two-year ethnographic study of one high school chemistry classroom. Findings indicate that the teacher's uses of language fell into three related categories: accuracy and precision in science language, distinguishing between science and other disciplines, and personal pronouns to…

In interviews with six secondary-school business teachers who had won teaching awards and six others, both groups agreed that student success is at the center of their career. Award winners perceived stronger administrative support, felt better prepared by teacher education courses, and were more committed to professional associations. (SK)

Points out the incoherence of disciplinary assumptions within the field of composition regarding the research paper. Discusses writing technologies of the research paper, and the juncture between research and composition. Proposes that an ethnographic model would provide students with tools to work in the territory between the scientific model of…

Uses an ethnographic approach to study literacy as a cultural practice rather than as isolated skills within individuals. Finds that the emphasis on literacy, teamwork, and learning meant opportunities to increase workers' skills and wages but also increased burdens. Discusses implications for education and work. (RS)

Two articles discuss recent trends in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) research, focusing on the conflict between research that examines the social contexts in which English is used and micro-level ethnographic research, and research that more directly involves teachers and students in the study of classroom discourse. (contains 20 references)…

Presents the experiences of four researchers who successfully gained access to organizations. (RS)

Examines the relationship between the development of authority and the voice in which it is expressed in ethnographic writing. Argues that ethnographic research provides a way of helping students gain the authority that comes from the inquiry process. (FMW)

The concepts of self, community, generalized other, and intersubjectivity were introduced and elaborated upon in a fourth grade global education class. Analysis suggests that the use of these concepts enabled teachers and students to resist values of the dominant ideology, such as negative competition and individualism. (DM)

This article describes the functions of ethnography and the primary themes that form the foundation for qualitative inquiry generally and ethnography specifically, as applied in the fields of education and communication disorders. Quantitative and qualitative methods are compared for inquiry conditions, analysis, researcher's role, orientation,…

Examines the interplay between "Deaf" and "Christian" identities in a large complex society. A group of Christians who strongly identified themselves as "Deaf" formed a separate "Deaf" church. Differences in religious beliefs, however, led some parishioners of this new church to found a separate "Deaf" Christian church. (22 references) (JL)