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ERIC Number: EJ428276
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Students as Ethnographers: Encouraging Authority.
Wright, William W.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v18 n2 p103-08 May 1991
Suggests that the practice of ethnography in the spirit of Clifford Geertz's "thick description," and the thinking that this practice demands, can give college students both a tool for inquiry and a sense of their positions as authorities in the writing process. Defines thick description and discusses how ethnography works in a composition class. (RDS)
Descriptors: Ethnography, Higher Education, Journal Writing, Naturalistic Observation, Personal Narratives, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers: Student Centered Assessment; Thick Description Method