ABSTRACT

Juan Carlos Tedesco, a prominent Argentinean sociologist argues that qualitative studies of education in Latin America represent a major challenge to current research. Latin American qualitative researchers are producing interpretive studies that focus on the realities of current developmental and educational reforms. Indigenous communities, women, students, and teachers are given voice in these studies, which represent the state of Latin American ethnographic, qualitative, and participatory research.
This is the first book in English to offer a state-of-the-art collection of educational qualitative research studies in Latin America. The first three chapters present an overview of qualitative research, while the remaining seven chapters provide studies that explore various aspects of education from public schools to informal educational programs.

part |75 pages

An Overview of Qualitative Research in Latin America

chapter |32 pages

Ethnography and the Commitment to Public Schooling

A Review of Research at the DIE

chapter |16 pages

Appropriating Ethnography for Research in Education

Reflections on Recent Efforts in Argentina and Chile

chapter |25 pages

An Overview of Ethnographic Research in Mexico

An Approach to Educational Problems

part |60 pages

Qualitative Studies of Social, Educational, and Institutional Change

part |80 pages

Qualitative Action Research for Teacher Development and Improved Classroom Practices

chapter |20 pages

Teachers As Learners

The Dialectics of Improving Pedagogical Practice in Brazil

chapter |20 pages

Participatory Action Research in Teacher Education

A Method for Studying the Everyday Reality of Teaching in Latin America

chapter |36 pages

The Development of a Longitudinal Model for Teacher Training

Applied Ethnographic Research in Urban, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Costa Rica

chapter |15 pages

Conclusion

The Emerging Latin American Paradigm in Qualitative Research