Main description:

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

An Overview of Qualitative Research in Latin America; Chapter 1 Ethnography and the Commitment to Public Schooling, Elsie Rockwell; Chapter 2 Appropriating Ethnography for Research in Education, Graciela Batallan; Chapter 3 An Overview of Ethnographic Research in Mexico, Maria Bertely, Martha Corenstein; Qualitative Studies of Social, Educational, and Institutional Change; Chapter 4 The Political Resocialization of Women in a Brazilian Literacy Program (MOVA), Nelly P. Stromquist; Chapter 5 The Role of Women in the Democratization of Schools and Families in Argentina, Beatriz Schmukler; Chapter 6 Anomie and Education, Juan Fidel Zorrilla; Qualitative Action Research for Teacher Development and Improved Classroom Practices; Chapter 7 Teachers As Learners, Elvira Souza Lima; Chapter 8 Participatory Action Research in Teacher Education, Anita Barabtarlo y Zedansky, Margarita Theesz Poschner; Chapter 9 The Development of a Longitudinal Model for Teacher Training, Margarita Brenes, Natalia Campos, Nidia Garcia, Marta Rojas, Emilia Campos; Chapter 10 Conclusion, Martha Montero-Sieburth, Gary L. Anderson;