What Is Ethnography and What Ethnographic Techniques Can Be Used

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Essay

What is ethnography and what ethnographic techniques can be used to gather information about students and their cultures? Give a definition and at least two techniques a teacher can use to gather data.

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Definitions:

Externalities

Financial outcomes or repercussions that impact third parties who are not directly involved; these can be positive or negative.

Invisible Hand

A term coined by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace in adjusting supply and demand autonomously.

Marketplace

A physical or digital venue where buyers and sellers come together to exchange goods, services, or information.

Marginal Buyer

The consumer who might leave the market if the price was any higher, indicating their participation is sensitive to price changes.