Using Ethnographic Data: Interventions, Public Programming, and Public Policy

by Schensul, Jean J.; Hess, G. Alfred, Jr.; Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Berg, Marlene J.; Williamson, Lynne; Brecher, Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780761989721
• ISBN10: 0761989722
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Increasingly, ethnographic research has been used to analyze policy, evaluate social and cultural programs, and design interventions. In this brief volume, the various uses to which qualitative data can be put are explained in simple, practical language. The authors describe ways to make research policy-relevant, how to deal with policy makers and the media, how to use ethnography to design, operate and evaluate programs, and how qualitative information can assist community organizations to create and manage change. Checklists, extended case studies, definitions, and cross-references aid the reader in understanding this important set of research tools.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Jean J. Schensul
Margaret D. LeCompte
Using Ethnography to Strengthen and Evaluate Intervention Programs	1	(56)
Bonnie K. Nastasi
Marlene J. Berg
Introduction	1	(1)
The Process of Developing Intervention Programs	2	(10)
Using Ethnography in Program Development: Case Studies	12	(4)
Program Design/Planning	16	(11)
Program Implementation: Documenting Process and Program Modification	27	(9)
Program Evaluation	36	(6)
The Unique Contributions of Ethnography to Program Development	42	(6)
References	48	(2)
Appendixes	50	(7)
Using Ethnography to Influence Public Policy	57	(58)
G. Alfred Hess, Jr.
Introduction	57	(4)
Setting the Policy Agenda	61	(15)
Targeting the Public	76	(12)
Cooperating with Policymakers	88	(5)
Using the Courts	93	(17)
Conclusion	110	(2)
References	112	(1)
Suggested Resources	113	(2)
Using Ethnography to Enhance Public Programming	115	(64)
Lynne Williamson
Jeremy Brecher
Ruth Glasser
Jean J. Schensul
Introduction	115	(3)
Collaboration in Public Ethnography and Public Programming	118	(12)
Case Examples	130	(42)
The Brass Workers History Project	130	(20)
Community and Academic History Projects: A Creative Interplay	150	(11)
Auspicious Signs: Tibetan Arts in New England	161	(11)
Conclusions	172	(5)
References	177	(1)
Suggested Resources	178	(1)
Index	179	(6)
About the Authors, Artists, and Editors	185