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Discovering ethnography and passing on the baton: exploring life in a hospital school

Discovering ethnography and passing on the baton: exploring life in a hospital school This paper considers an undergraduate student's coming to, and use of, an ethnographic approach as a particularly appropriate way in which to investigate aspects of life in a British hospital school. Such schools occupy a liminal position with regard to education policy and provision. There is a paucity of research on hospital schools and particularly of the experiences and perceptions of teachers who work in them. This lack of research has implications for policy development. The paper therefore offers some rare insights into one of these schools. It also gives insights into how ethnography can challenge taken for granted assumptions.Design/methodology/approachAn ethnographic participant observer approach was adopted.FindingsThis paper gives insights into how ethnography can challenge researchers' taken for granted assumptions as well as offering illustration of some aspects of life in schools.Originality/valueAlthough there is an extensive literature on uses of ethnography, this approach has rarely been applied to hospital schools. The paper makes a small step towards addressing this lack. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Qualitative Research Journal Emerald Publishing

Discovering ethnography and passing on the baton: exploring life in a hospital school

Qualitative Research Journal , Volume 22 (3): 10 – Jul 13, 2022

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1443-9883
DOI
10.1108/qrj-02-2022-0017
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Abstract

This paper considers an undergraduate student's coming to, and use of, an ethnographic approach as a particularly appropriate way in which to investigate aspects of life in a British hospital school. Such schools occupy a liminal position with regard to education policy and provision. There is a paucity of research on hospital schools and particularly of the experiences and perceptions of teachers who work in them. This lack of research has implications for policy development. The paper therefore offers some rare insights into one of these schools. It also gives insights into how ethnography can challenge taken for granted assumptions.Design/methodology/approachAn ethnographic participant observer approach was adopted.FindingsThis paper gives insights into how ethnography can challenge researchers' taken for granted assumptions as well as offering illustration of some aspects of life in schools.Originality/valueAlthough there is an extensive literature on uses of ethnography, this approach has rarely been applied to hospital schools. The paper makes a small step towards addressing this lack.

Journal

Qualitative Research JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Jul 13, 2022

Keywords: Ethnography; Hospital schools; Social class and health; Teacher perceptions; Emotional labour

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