Journey to Ethnographic Research
This book describes a researcher's journey to carry out an ethnographic study. It serves as a tool to spread the use of ethnographic research, and to clarify the difficulties, challenges, solutions, and advantages ethnographic researchers encounter. The b
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Leah Shagrir
Journey to Ethnographic Research
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SpringerBriefs in Education
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Leah Shagrir
Journey to Ethnographic Research
123
Leah Shagrir Levinsky College of Education Or Yehuda Israel
ISSN 2211-1921 SpringerBriefs in Education ISBN 978-3-319-47111-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47112-9
ISSN 2211-193X (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-47112-9
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016954525 © The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to the memory of my dearest mother, the late Ruth (Ritta) Shchory nee Ouziel.
Preface
This book invites the readers to join me in a research journey that took four and a half months, the journey of an Israeli researcher carrying out ethnographic research in another country. As someone who has more than two decades service in teacher education in Israel, this lengthy stay as a researcher at a teacher education institute in a different country gave me the chance to get to know its structure and management well, and to observe its faculty members’ modes of conduct and work. As a researcher and as an academic, I aspired to take advantage of this unique opportunity to get to know the American higher education world, to conduct comprehensive and long-term ethnographic research, and to accumulate professional and personal experiences. Achieving these aims correlates with all academics’ desire to constantly learn and develop professionally, be up to date with the newest innovations in their area of professional expertise and contribute to the enrichment of existing knowledge. The opportunity to reside at an American institution was an opportunity to learn and develop while carrying out research on anoth
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