This is an ethnography, selective in its focus and rich in its depth, of a contemporary North American Indian village on a small island and its school. A small group of Kwakiutl Indians, whose grandparents shared the aboriginal culture of the Northwest Coast in its most spectacular form, are the subjects of the case study. The ethnographer here is the teacher, and it is his school that he is describing. The study is unique in its detailed description of the social environment from which the school draws its pupils and the interaction of these pupils with the teacher and the learning tasks set by him and the curriculum. By virtue of their separate origins the school and the village are separate entities, yet the intimate dependency of the educational activity upon the environment the village provides is apparent. The picture that emerges is at once tragic and hopeful. The frustrations issuing from miscommunications inherent in cultural differences are numerous and intense. Even more dramatic are those failures that issue from cultural disintegration. This Kwakiutl village has lost its coherent traditional culture, though many of its parts remain in force and, for reasons that become clear as this case study proceeds,, has not acquired an integrated version of Canadian-American culture. The teacher and his school cannot reverse the process of disintegration; nevertheless, the people see education as the way to improve the lot of their children. Though unique in many ways, Blackfish Village and its school are representative of schools and their environments everywhere... Harry Wolcott's "A Kwakiutl Village and School" is an entry in the Case Studies in Education and Culture series, which offers a particular emphasis on cross-culturalism.

A Kwakiutl Village and School (Case Studies in Education and Culture)

Politics & Social Sciences

Wolcott, Harry F.

Anthropology

Holt; Rinehart; Winston

Brad―a schizophrenic school dropout and 'sneaky kid'―first appeared as a squatter near Harry Wolcott's forest home. He becomes Wolcott's subject in a long-term life history on how the educational system can fail students. Wolcott's trilogy of articles based on their years of interviews were well-received...until he admitted to an intimate relationship with the young man who, two years after leaving his shack, returned and attempted to murder the anthropologist. The Brad Trilogy then became the focus of heated academic discussions of research ethics, validity, intimacy, and the limitations of qualitative research. Here, Wolcott presents the full story of the Sneaky Kid and the firestorm it caused. Written in Wolcott's masterful style, the case offers an ideal starting point for discussing the complex public and personal dimensions of qualitative research with students. Included as an Appendix is the complete script of Johnny Saldana's ethnodrama recounting the story in play form.

Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork

Reference

AltaMira Press

Brad―a schizophrenic school dropout and 'sneaky kid'―first appeared as a squatter near Harry Wolcott's forest home. He becomes Wolcott's subject in a long-term life history on how the educational system can fail students. Wolcott's trilogy of articles based on their years of interviews were well-received...until he admitted to an intimate relationship with the young man who, two years after leaving his shack, returned and attempted to murder the anthropologist. The Brad Trilogy then became the focus of heated academic discussions of research ethics, validity, intimacy, and the limitations of qualitative research. Here, Wolcott presents the full story of the Sneaky Kid and the firestorm it caused. Written in Wolcott's masterful style, the case offers an ideal starting point for discussing the complex public and personal dimensions of qualitative research with students. Included as an Appendix is the complete script of Johnny Saldana's ethnodrama recounting the story in play form.

Social Sciences

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 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. Village life and the social environment from which young Indian children learn cultural conventions are skillfully contrasted with the formal, structured educational system-of which Wolcott as a teacher is part of-within the village. In showing these two opposing educational systems, the author is able to highlight problems that arise and additionally the issues which come from an ethnographer being involved in a situation more than through just observation.

A Kwakiutl Village and School

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.

Teachers Versus Technocrats

Writing Up Qualitative Research

Wolcott has thoroughly revised the book that has provided a solution to this conundrum as well as inspired thousands of readers with their writing. Using lively examples from his and other researchers′ experiences, friendly, practical tips, and a warm, reflective writing style, this second edition has been completely updated and includes new features, such as: <ul>
<li>Chapter 4 on Linking Up: Provides readers with thoughtful guidelines as to how and where to use theory, what needs to be said about method, some thoughts about the "traditional" literature review (as well as how to decide whether or not to include this material!) </li> <li>Applications: Give readers the opportunity to put into practice some of Wolcott′s tips to improve or jump-start their own writing </li> <li>Bulleted Reviews: Highlight the key points to remember from each chapter </li>
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Read the book that will not only enable you to better tell the story of your research in the article, monograph, or dissertation you need to write but also help you to incorporate writing into the essential role it must play in a professional research career.

Literature & Fiction

Sage Publications, Inc.

Harry Wolcott, one of anthropology's leading writers on ethnographic methods, here addresses the nature of the ethnographic enterprise itself. Tracing its development from its disciplinary origins in sociology and anthropology, he helps the reader understand what is distinctive about ethnography and what it means to conduct research in the ethnographic tradition. In this engaging, thought-provoking book, he distinguishes ethnography as more than just a set of field methods and practices, separating it from many related qualitative research traditions as 'a way of seeing' through the lens of culture. For both beginning and experienced ethnographers in a wide range of disciplines, Wolcott's book will provide important ideas for improving research practice.

Ethnography: A Way of Seeing

Harry Wolcott, one of anthropology's leading writers on ethnographic methods, here addresses the nature of the ethnographic enterprise itself. Tracing its development from its disciplinary origins in sociology and anthropology, he helps the reader understand what is distinctive about ethnography and what it means to conduct research in the ethnographic tradition. In this engaging, thought-provoking book, he distinguishes ethnography as more than just a set of field methods and practices, separating it from many related qualitative research traditions as 'a way of seeing' through the lens of culture. For both beginning and experienced ethnographers in a wide range of disciplines, Wolcott's book will provide important ideas for improving research practice.

The Art of Fieldwork

One of anthropology's premier writers on fieldwork methodology looks at the essential elements that constitute the art of his discipline. In The Art of Fieldwork, Wolcott compares the fieldworker to the artist, while recognizing the inherent differences between the labors of each.

Arts & Photography

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A Kwakiutl Village and School (Case Studies in Education and Culture)

Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork

Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork

A Kwakiutl Village and School

Teachers Versus Technocrats

Writing Up Qualitative Research

Writing Up Qualitative Research

Ethnography: A Way of Seeing

Ethnography: A Way of Seeing

The Art of Fieldwork