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EDRS 754

Ethnographic Research in Education

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

This course trains students in the epistemologies, data collection and analysis strategies, and ethical considerations for conducting ethnographic research in a school or other educational setting.

Requirements

Prerequisites

EDRS 752
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): EDRS 752.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe the principal research methods of educational anthropology (for example, participant observation, structured and unstructured interviews, the use key informants, etc.).
  • explain the goals of various methods utilized in ethnographic research.
  • identify ethical considerations in ethnographic research with respect to impacts on human subjects.
  • evaluate the reliability and validity of ethnographic research findings.
  • design a research project that utilizes ethnographic research methods appropriate to a specific field site and community of study.