Devon Is a Graduate Student Beginning an Ethnography of a Preschool

question 44

Multiple Choice

Devon is a graduate student beginning an ethnography of a preschool soccer team.He seeks site entry by contacting the gatekeeper(s) :

• A)the parents,because the children are under age 18 and cannot give informed consent.
• B)the coach,because she has the authority to allow an outsider into the team.
• C)his academic adviser,because he determines whether the study can proceed.
• D)the children themselves,because establishing rapport with subjects is essential.

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