ABSTRACT
Originally published 1992 What's Wrong With Ethnography? provides a fresh look at the rationale for and distinctiveness of ethnographic research in sociology, education and related fields. Relativism, critical theory, the uniqueness of the case study and the distinction between qualitative and quantitative research are all examined and found wanting as a basis for informed ethnography. The policy and political implications of ethnography are a particular focus of attention. The author compels the reader to re-examine some basic methodological assumptions in an exciting way.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|74 pages
Ethnography, Theory and Reality
part II|74 pages
Ethnography, Relevance and Practice
chapter 7|12 pages
Parts that Even Ethnography Cannot Reach
part III|44 pages
Qualitative Versus Quantitative Method