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Microethnography: How Teachers Really do Look at their Classrooms

 

Josh Thompson PhD

Observation requires skill; many teachers report cultivating “eyes in the back of their heads.” This is microethnography, the “slice of life” approach to understanding human interaction. How do teachers cultivate their knack for knowing? What do they do with such information? This presentation will engage researchers in observation and analysis.

Jablon Power Of Observation .pdf
“Makin’ a List, Checkin’ it Twice, Gonna Find Out Who’s . . ..ppt
Interpreting Observations .htm
Interpreting Observational Data .doc
Microethnography: How Teachers Really Do Look at their Classrooms .doc
Microethnography .ppt
Montessori: On Observation for the Teacher .ppt

 

© 2008 Josh Thompson PhD 
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education  
Texas A&M University-Commerce   
eddress: Josh_Thompson@TAMU-Commerce.edu
office: 903-468-8627
mobile: 214-663-6102
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