books by Harry F. Wolcott (qualitative educational technocrats)

books by Harry F. Wolcott

books:

Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork

1 review
Harry F. Wolcott

AltaMira Press, 2002

Educational and disturbing
I think this is a great book for anyone getting started in qualitative techniques with education. You can see that even qualitative researchers are forced to filter their work to make it palatable, as can be seen by comparing Wolcott's description of his subject in the first chapters with the reality he acknowledges later. Admittedly, not all researchers have quandaries such as the author did. ...

Writing Up Qualitative Research

3 reviews
Harry F. Wolcott

Sage Publications, Inc, 2001

Got me through my dissertation...
I found this book more helpful than any dissertation-writing manual, and will rely on it for future projects beyond the PhD. Wolcott's honest and funny writing style makes you feel like a friend, and his advice is truly useful. The book is a great motivator as well, particularly during those frustrating stages of writing/revising. I highly recommend this book to anyone sitting on a mound of ...

The Art of Fieldwork
Harry F. Wolcott

AltaMira Press, 2005

In this long-anticipated second edition of The Art of Fieldwork, prominent anthropologist Harry F. Wolcott updates his original groundbreaking text, which both challenges and petitions anthropology and its practitioners to draw not only on the traditional precepts of science, but also on the richness of artistry in the collection, interpretation, and expression of fieldwork data.

Teachers versus technocrats: An educational innovation in anthropological perspective
Harry F Wolcott

Center for Educational Policy and Management, University of Oregon, 1977

Harry F. Wolcott draws on his dual perspective as an educator and an anthropologist to provide a unique and penetrating look at the dynamics of a federally funded research and development project and to analyze what happened when university researchers and school district administrators attempted to introduce an experimental planning and evaluation system in an operating school district.

A Kwakiutl village and school (Case studies in education and culture)
Harry F Wolcott

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967

This book is a reprint of a now classic text dealing with Wolcott's dissertation topic on the study of a Kwakiutl Indian village and the one-room school in which he taught at Village Island in the Alert Bay region of British Columbia. Within the book, Wolcott's interest in anthropology and training as an educator are blended together to present a unique look into the educational training of Indian children.

Ethnography: A Way of Seeing
Harry F. Wolcott

AltaMira Press, 2008

Harry Wolcott discusses the fundamental nature of ethnographic studies, offering important suggestions on improving and deepening research practices for both novice and expert researchers.

The Man in the Principal's Office
Harry F. Wolcott

AltaMira Press, 2003

Harry Wolcott's ground-breaking anthropological study into the life of an elementary school principal is now reprinted in a new edition. One of the first studies of its kind, Wolcott uses a microenthnographic approach to analyze a single occupation within urban American society. Originally written in 1973, the text skillfully applies anthropological concepts and methodology to the realm of education.