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Further Readings and Resources

Suggested Critical Ethnography Studies

Valenzuela, A. (1999). Subtractive schooling: U.S.-Mexican youth and the politics of caring. Albany: State University of New York Press.

This is a well-respected critical ethnography of Mexican American youth.

Willis, P. (1977). Learning to labor: How working class kids get working class jobs. New York: Columbia University Press.

This is a now-classic critical ethnography conducted in England among working-class boys.

Other Suggested Readings

Anderson, G. (1989). Critical ethnography in education: Origins, current status, and new directions. Review of Educational Research, 59, 249–270.

This article is a review of critical ethnographic theory and research in the field of education. ...