This book explores the interlinkages between education and ethnography within the Indian context. It looks at the key role ethnography can play in understanding the fundamental issues within the discipline of education.
It examines the complexities of undertaking ethnographic research in the field of education and pedagogy—from conceptualising to analysis and the final phase of writing your research. The volume discusses ethnography as an assistive tool, a method, and a research design to present the issues of educational debates on its disciplinary status and identifiable areas of study. The chapters weave a relevant premise to study what happens in schools from different vantage points such as psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and sociology. In a scenario where only a few works have used ethnography as a primary methodology to explore the nuances in education, this book discusses ethnographic methods and explains how it is conducted. The book also offers unique methods to analyse and write ethnographic data.
The book will be of interest to students, researchers, and teachers of departments of education, anthropology, sociology of education, urban education, politics of education, and teacher education institutions. It will also be useful for education policymakers, educationalists, and education professionals.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements viii List of Acronyms x Introduction 1 1 Education, Field Work and Ethnography 11 2 Development and Execution of Ethnography 51 3 Ethnographic Spaces and Educational Ideas 85 4 Analysing, Writing and Presenting Data 113 5 Reflexivity: Tool or Method? 130 Conclusion 142 References 148 Index 155
About the Author :
Harpreet Kaur Jass is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India with an academic background in human development and family studies, and education. Her research interests span ethnographic studies, child development, gender studies and educational psychology. She is also a trained Kathak dancer. She has authored, Self-Development and Education, which explores the intersections of personal growth and educational processes. Her other published works focus on art, education and innovative practices.
