On Eliciting Information: Dialogues with Child Informants

@article{citeulike:422210, abstract = {This article describes some of the characteristics of questions as they uniquely operate in the ethnographic interview setting. The discussion centers on the dual nature of questions and on their formulation, with specific attention paid to issues of assumptions, categories, and scope. The insights presented on ethnographic questioning in general are then applied to the elicitation of information from child informants.}, author = {Tammivaara, Julie and Enright, Scott D. }, citeulike-article-id = {422210}, journal = {Anthropology \& Education Quarterly}, keywords = {children, ethnography, fieldwork}, number = {4}, pages = {218--238}, posted-at = {2005-12-05 15:13:43}, priority = {4}, title = {On Eliciting Information: Dialogues with Child Informants}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/3216431}, volume = {17}, year = {1986} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:422210 L3 - citeulike-article-id:422210 TI - On Eliciting Information: Dialogues with Child Informants JF - Anthropology & Education Quarterly VL - 17 IS - 4 SP - 218 EP - 238 N2 - This article describes some of the characteristics of questions as they uniquely operate in the ethnographic interview setting. The discussion centers on the dual nature of questions and on their formulation, with specific attention paid to issues of assumptions, categories, and scope. The insights presented on ethnographic questioning in general are then applied to the elicitation of information from child informants. KW - children KW - ethnography KW - fieldwork AU - Tammivaara, Julie AU - Enright, Scott PY - 1986/// UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/3216431 ER -