This volume focuses on and exemplifies how ethnography--a research tool devoted to looking at human interaction as a cultural process rather than individual psychology--can shed light on educational processes framed by the complex, internationalized soci
"I heartily recommend this book and enjoyed having an opportunity to review it. I will be using it in my classes this fall."--Janice E. Jones, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, November 15, 2006, Vol. 51, No. 46
"This book is set up and laid out very thoughtfully. An exciting part of this book is how the authors have incorporated culture throughout the chapters....provides the reader with a clear picture of the theoretical background of ethnography and great examples of the application of ethnographic approaches to educational settings."-PsycCRITIQUES
"Once again George Spindler has put together a collection of new (and original) essays....The contributors are all fine ethnographers with new and important research to share with the larger field."-Donna Deyhle, University of Utah
"...presents new approaches to doing research as well as new ways of thinking about complicated issues related to ethnography and education....In addition to being one of the fathers of anthropology and education, Spindler is a superb writer and editor."-Jeffrey Shultz, Arcadia University