Ethnography and Educational Policy: Love and Marriage or Strange Bedfellows?

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Title: Ethnography and Educational Policy: Love and Marriage or Strange Bedfellows?
Authors: Everhart, Robert B.
Source: Anthropology and Education Quarterly. Aug 76 7(3):17-25.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 1976
Descriptors: Educational Anthropology, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Ethnology, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Research Utilization
Abstract: Reviews some major characteristics of ethnography as they apply to policy issues and policy formulation, and ethnography's utility from the perspective of how public educational policy is made. Discusses the potential contributions of ethnography and the responsibilities ethnographers must consider if their work is to have an impact on public policy. (Author/JM)
Journal Code: CIJNOV1977
Entry Date: 1977
Accession Number: EJ161449
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Reviews some major characteristics of ethnography as they apply to policy issues and policy formulation, and ethnography's utility from the perspective of how public educational policy is made. Discusses the potential contributions of ethnography and the responsibilities ethnographers must consider if their work is to have an impact on public policy. (Author/JM)