Urban Education and the Strengths of Longitudinal Ethnography: Evidence From the Field

• In Event: 29.090 - Roundtable Session 9
  In Roundtable Session: 29.090-19 - Methodological Considerations in Ethnographic Practice

Abstract

This presentation argues that educational research that employs longitudinal ethnography allows for a closer examination of educational inequities and injustices as they emerge within urban secondary schools over time and leads us toward a deeper level of understanding of the very complex social processes at work within and outside of urban schools. Drawing upon 3 years of ethnographic research within four urban, underperforming secondary schools, presenters argue that the temporal patterns of urban education require an extended and on-the-ground presence in the field.

Authors

• Amy Elizabeth Stich, Northern Illinois University

• Kristin Cipollone, Ball State University

• Lois Weis, University at Buffalo - SUNY