Reading Ethnographic Research - A Critical Guide

List of contents

Acknowledgements Preface

1. The Nature of Ethnography
2. Understanding Ethnographic Account
3. Standards for Assessing Ethnographic Research
4. Making an Assessment: Validity
5. Making an Assessment: Relevance
6. An Example
7. Conclusion: Varieties of Assessment

Appendix: Staffroom News References

About the author

Martyn Hammersley

Summary

Written by one of the leading figures in ethnographic research in the UK, this book addresses the key issues and problems surrounding this research tradition. The continuing interest in such research has meant that much has been written on how to do it but very little on how to read and interpret ethnographic studies

Product details

• Authors: Hammersley, Martyn Hammersley, Martyn (The Open University Hammersley, Professor Martyn (The Open University UK) Hammersley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138161276
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16127-6
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Longman Social Research Series; Longman Social Research; Longman Social Research Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics