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Author Crane, Lauren Shapiro, author

Title Studying schooling in northern India : calibrating fieldwork to cultural realities in a non-Western country / Lauren Shapiro Crane, Ramesh C. Mishra
Published London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018
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Series SAGE Research Methods. Cases
SAGE Research Methods. Cases
Summary This case study discusses methodological challenges arising during the Indian portion of a cross-cultural fieldwork project based in India and the United States. This open-ended, exploratory research project combined naturalistic observation of high school classrooms with interviews of high school principals, to investigate how school experiences may affect adolescents' developing sense of self, or self-schema, across cultures. This interdisciplinary investigation of school-based socialization, or enculturation, is situated at the intersection of social psychology, developmental psychology, education, sociology, and anthropology. In this case study, we describe key dimensions of cultural contrast that are likely to affect the progress of a Western researcher pursuing fieldwork in a non-Western country, such as differences in time perspective, social hierarchy, relationship expectations, cultural sensitivities, and communication style. We also describe strategies for managing these cultural challenges. Overall, the methodological and cultural observations presented here apply not only to India but to a wide range of non-Western countries. Readers should emerge better prepared to pursue international fieldwork with cultural competence across much of Asia and the developing world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Socialization -- India -- Cross-cultural studies.
Socialization -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies.
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies.
Form Electronic book
Author Mishra, Ramesh Chandra, 1952- author
ISBN 1526439700
9781526439703 (ebook)