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Finding the limits

Autoethnography and being an Oxford University Proctor

Bibliographic Data

ID2403052
AuthorsGeoffrey Walford (0000-0001-6896-9625, University of Oxford, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume4
Issue3
Pages403-417
Publication date2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1468794104047238
OpenAlexW2087974360
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited13

This article discusses autoethnography -in particular, in relation to an autoethnography of my experience as a University Proctor for Oxford University during 2001-2002. It is a article of several parts which in themselves form an autoethnography of my experience of trying to write and think about autoethnography. It starts with a personal account of part of the day during which I was admitted as a Proctor. It then recognizes and provides some contextual material in which the account can be situated both historically and in the present day. The next section describes the empirical basis on which the autoethnography could be constructed. This is followed by a more theoretical section that considers the nature of autoethnography and critiques some of its forms. The article concludes with a discussion of the merits and drawbacks of some forms of autoethnography as a research method and as a research product

Autoethnography · Epistemology · Psychoanalysis · Situated · Sociology · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Computer Science · Empathy and Medical Education · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education

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Citations per year1,41
Citation span2009 - 2025 (17)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 20

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