Educational Qualitative Research in Latin America

by Anderson,Gary L.

• ISBN13: 9780815313533
• ISBN10: 0815313535
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Juan Carlos Tedesco, a prominent Argentinean sociologist argues that qualitative studies of education in Latin America represent a major challenge to current research. Latin American qualitative researchers are producing interpretive studies that focus on the realities of current developmental and educational reforms. Indigenous communities, women, students, and teachers are given voice in these studies, which represent the state of Latin American ethnographic, qualitative, and participatory research. This is the first book in English to offer a state-of-the-art collection of educational qualitative research studies in Latin America. The first three chapters present an overview of qualitative research, while the remaining seven chapters provide studies that explore various aspects of education from public schools to informal educational programs.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	ix	(2)
Introduction	xi
Section I: An Overview of Qualitative Research in Latin America	1	(76)
Chapter One Ethnography and the Commitment to Public Schooling A Review of Research at the DIE	3	(32)
Elsie Rockwell
Chapter Two Appropriating Ethnography for Research in Education Reflections on Recent Efforts in Argentina and Chile	35	(16)
Graciela Batallan
Chapter Three An Overview of Ethnographic Research in Mexico An Approach to Educational Problems	51	(26)
Maria Bertely
Martha Corenstein
Section II: Qualitative Studies of Social, Educational, and Institutional Change	77	(60)
Chapter Four The Political Resocialization of Women in a Brazilian Literacy Program (MOVA)	81	(20)
Nelly P. Stromquist
Chapter Five The Role of Women in the Democratization of Schools and Families in Argentina	101	(16)
Beatriz Schmukler
Chapter Six Anomie and Education The Politics of Innovation in a Mexican High School	117	(20)
Juan Fidel Zorrilla
Section III: Qualitative Action Research for Teacher Development and Improved Classroom Practices	137	(80)
Chapter Seven Teachers As Learners The Dialectics of Improving Pedagogical Practice in Brazil	141	(20)
Elvira Souza Lima
Chapter Eight Participatory Action Research in Teacher Education A Method for Studying the Everyday Reality of Teaching in Latin America	161	(20)
Anita Barabtarlo y Zedansky
Margarita Theesz Poschner
Chapter Nine The Development of a Longitudinal Model for Teacher Training Applied Ethnographic Research in Urban, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Costa Rica	181	(36)
Margarita Brenes
Natalia Campos
Nidia Garcia
Marta Rojas
Emilia Campos
Conclusion	217	(16)
Latin American Research Centers in Education	233	(4)
Contributors	237	(6)
Index	243