Thanks for the reference, Mike!
Eugene
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Cole [mailto:mcole@weber.ucsd.edu]
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:14 PM
> To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> Subject: Just what Eugene wanted!
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>
> See below re ethno methods.
> mike
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> Ethnographic Methodology in Literacy Research
>
> Summer School 5-8 July 2004
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> Literacy Research Centre, Lancaster University, England
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> Qualitative research methods have been at the centre of the development
> of the field of Literacy Studies over the past twenty years. Researchers
> at Lancaster University have been at the forefront of developing these
> methodologies (as in Barton & Hamilton 1998; Barton, Hamilton & Ivanic
> 2000; Ivanic 1998). In July 2004 we will be offering an Advanced Summer
> School focussing on these methodological developments.
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>
> Sessions will address the following topics:
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> Epistemological and ontological questions underlying our
> approach to ethnography.
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> Theories of literacy that guide our work and on the links
> between theory and methodology.
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> Carrying out research in educational and other settings of
> everyday life, including multilingual settings.
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> Ways of working collaboratively with learners and teachers
> and teacher-researcher projects.
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> Particular research methods, such as visual methods,
> discourse analysis and biographical methods.
>
> Coding and data analysis, including using computers for
> qualitative data analysis.
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> Issues of representation: the politics and poetics of
> ethnography and ethnographic writing about literacy.
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> Ethical questions, on reflexivity in ethnographic research
> and on power relations in the field; working in sensitive settings.
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> The summer school will be of interest to researchers and graduate
> students. It will provide an opportunity to meet people doing similar
> work from around the world and to develop networks of researchers.
> Contributors will include Yvon Appleby, David Barton, Mary Hamilton,
> Rachel Hodge, Roz Ivanic, Karin Tusting, Uta Papen, Anita Wilson.
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> Costs: A3390 includes summer school fee, meals and accommodation. Full
> time students A3315.
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> Lancaster is a historic city in the North West of England, one hour from
> Manchester Airport and an hour's drive from the heart of the Lake
> District.
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> For further information about the work of the Lancaster Literacy
> Research Centre and the Summer School, visit our web site at
> www.literacy.lancs.ac.uk or contact Kathryn James
> Kathryn.james@lancs.ac.uk
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> Kathryn James
> Educational Research
> Cartmel College
> Lancaster University
> Lancaster
> LA1 4YL
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> Tel: 01524 593665
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> E-mail: kathryn.james@lancaster.ac.uk
> Website: < <http://www.literacy.lancs.ac.uk>
> http://www.literacy.lancs.ac.uk
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