Problematising researcher-respondent relations through an exploration of communicative stance

Adam Lefstein*

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Abstract

To what extent and in what ways should researchers share their views with research participants during ethnographic fieldwork? This article discusses the author's experience of adopting different communicative stances with respondents in the context of an ethnographic study of the enactment of the English National Literacy Strategy in a 'failing' primary school. A commonly accepted communicative stance in ethnography, according to which the researcher avoids disclosure of his or her own views, is problematised; and the potential advantages and disadvantages of feedback as a research tool are explored.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-96
Number of pages16
JournalEthnography and Education
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Communicative stance
  • Ethnographic fieldwork
  • Participatory research
  • Reflexivity
  • Researcher-respondent relations

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