Apr 24, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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EDRE 7520 - Ethnographic Methods in Education


This course explores the development of ethnography as a field. It explores the many different kinds of ethnography. It examines the process of designing and executing ethnographic research studies. Students learn of different kinds of participant observation, field notes, ethnographic interviews, and useful cultural artifacts and documents often employed in ethnographic research. Different approaches to interpreting ethnographic data are explored as well.

Requisites: EDRE 7500
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to discuss the different methods used in ethnography.
  • Students will be able to discuss the history as well as present day directions in ethnography through extensive reading of ethnographic texts.
  • Students will be able to explicate and understand different theoretical and conceptual frameworks used in qualitative data analysis.
  • Students will be able to develop ethnographic research questions.
  • Students will be able to write an auto-ethnographic paper and submit a proposal to a conference.



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