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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author PABIAN, Petr
Title Ethnographics of higher education : introduction to the special issue / Petr Pabian
Publication year 2014
Source/Footnote In: European journal of higher education. - 4 (2014) 1, S. 6 - 17
Inventory number 36024
Keywords Hochschulen : allgemein
Abstract While acknowledging that ethnography has been a rarely adopted approach in the field of higher education research, I will try to demonstrate the contributions that ethnographies have made to higher education studies. I will introduce readers to several of the most important and interesting ethnographic studies of university settings, focusing on two aspects. On the one hand, I will highlight the novel perspectives on several key themes in higher education research that are enabled by a unique ethnographic perspective. On the other hand, I will spotlight ethnography itself by focusing on the ways the studies were conducted, especially on the methodological and epistemological dilemmas inherent in ethnographic research. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)