Publications

Publication details [#2368]

Corsaro, William A. 1981. Entering the child's world: Research strategies for field entry and data collection in a preschool setting. In Green, Judith L. and Cynthia Wallat, eds. Ethnography and language in educational settings. Ablex Publishing Company. pp. 117–146.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

adult-child conversation | conversational strategy | ethnography | field methods | pre-school age

Annotation

A methodological report of field entry and participant observation for ethnographic work in a nursery school. Interaction strategies are described which can be used to enter the child's world, not only as observer, but also as participant.