The Ethnographic Experience: Experiential Learning via Ethnographic Practice

Authors

Rebecca Hovey, World LearningFollow
Priscilla Stone, Washington University
Carolyn Sorkin, Washington University
Janet Anthony, Lawrence University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2-2009

Publication Title

The Forum on Education Abroad Annual Conference

Abstract

Ethnography and experiential learning share assumptions on the primacy of everyday lived experience for learning culture. This presentation offers perspectives on ethnography as pedagogy for cultural learning through demonstration of ethnographic inquiry, discussion of pre-departure preparation for field work, and faculty reflections on students’ experiential learning.

Keywords

ethnography, experiential learning

Recommended Citation

Hovey, Rebecca; Stone, Priscilla; Sorkin, Carolyn; and Anthony, Janet, "The Ethnographic Experience: Experiential Learning via Ethnographic Practice" (2009). Conference Proceeding, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/lgsc_pub/3