Auto/biography and auto/ethnography : : praxis of research method / / W.- M. Roth.

• Superior document: Bold visions in educational research ; Volume 2
• VerfasserIn: Roth, W.- M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Bold visions in educational research ; Volume 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• ISBN: 9460911404
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: W.- M. Roth.

In a number of academic disciplines, auto/biography and auto/ethnography have become central means of critiquing of the ways in which research represents individuals and their cultures. Auto/biography and auto/ethnography are genres that blend ethnographic interests with life writing and they tell about a culture at the same time they tell about an individual life. This book presents educational researchers, in exemplary form, the possibilities and constraints of both auto/biography and auto/ethnography as methods of doing educational research. The contributors to this volume explore, by means of examples, auto/biography and auto/ethnography as means for critical analysis and as tool kit for the different stakeholders in education. The four thematic sections deal with: a. different possible uses and constraints of the two methods b. understanding teaching and teaching to learn c. institutional critiques d. experiences and trajectories as evidence of a sociology of everyday life. The book was written to be used by upper undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in research design; because of its practical approach, it is highly suitable for those contexts where research methods courses do not exist. The audience also includes professors, who want to have a reference on design and methodology, and those who have not yet had the opportunity to employ a particular method.