Graduate Students Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Ethnographic Study

Graduate Students Becoming Qualitative Researchers provides insight into the challenges and experiences of doctoral students from traditionally underrepresented groups who are learning to conduct ethnographic research. It highlights the importance of ethnography in developing skills and identities as qualitative researchers and addresses barriers to first-generation and minoritized students' success.

Format: Hardback
Length: 274 pages
Publication date: 24 November 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Through an in-depth ethnographic study of doctoral students from traditionally underrepresented groups who are acquiring the skills and identities of qualitative researchers, this volume provides a unique insight into the challenges and experiences that shape these students' development. By foregrounding the stories and perspectives of students from diverse backgrounds, including Latinx, Black, differently abled, and queer students, Graduate Students Becoming Qualitative Researchers explores how the process of learning to conduct ethnographic research plays a crucial role in their success, confidence, and persistence in the academic realm.

Chapters follow students throughout a one-year ethnographic research course, where they delve into the fundamentals of ethnography, conduct observations, write field notes, interview participants, and gather artifacts. The text offers valuable pedagogical insights into the communication of ethnography and academic writing, addressing issues of access and diversity within scholarship. It also sheds light on barriers to first-generation and minoritized students' success, such as impostor syndrome, stereotype vulnerability, and limited access to time, knowledge, and capital.

This volume is of immense value to doctoral students, postgraduate researchers, scholars, and educators engaged in qualitative research across various fields, including education and rhetoric, as well as the humanities and social sciences. It will also resonate with those interested in multiculturalism and diversity within the education sector.

Weight: 554g
Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138087309