Center for Urban Ethnography
Ethnography Forum

Ethnography for Social Justice in Education

February 27 — 28, 2009

Center for Urban Ethnography
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Data Analysis Consultation: Special Instructions

Please Note:
Individual submissions only
Held on Friday only
30 minutes for presentation and discussion

Proposals should state questions about data analysis and identify the data to be addressed.

Please adhere to the following guidelines for your proposal:

(a) State 2 or 3 questions about data analysis that will be addressed. Questions should be narrowly defined and intimately tied to the data being presented.

(b) Identify the specific data that will actually be used in the presentation. Data to be
shared may include field notes (maximum 2 pages), interview transcripts (maximum 1
page), audio and/or video tapes (maximum 1 minute), and archival and site documents.

(c) Presenters should not plan to present preliminary conclusions. Rather, their purpose should be to seek advice on data analysis.

The data analysis presentation is unique to the Forum. Presentation guidelines are as follows:

(1) 5 minutes to describe the nature of the research (1 minute), provide context (1 minute), and present the specific data analysis questions to be addressed (3 minutes).

(2) 5 minutes for the audience to read or watch the data.

(3) 20 minutes for general discussion guided by a research methods consultant. Audience members provide insights and advice regarding emergent patterns and themes in the data as well as alternative methods of analysis.

Presenters must prepare 40 copies of written data sources or select a few minutes of audio and/or video data to share with the audience. Please note audiovisual equipment needs in your proposal.

Center for Urban Ethnography
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
Email: cue@gse.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-3273
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/