Learning How to Find Out
Theories of Knowledge and Learning in Field Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2407162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Coe (0000-0003-2556-9781, Institute for Community Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 392-411 |
| Publication date | 2001-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | CAM (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1525822x0101300405 |
| OpenAlex | W2144025132 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 24 |
In Learning How to Ask , Charles Briggs argues that asking questions follows cultural conventions. Field workers carry assumptions about the nature of talk and knowledge, and their questions may elicit different kinds of information and relationships than expected. This article looks ethnographically at theories of knowledge in Akuapem, Ghana, and how they interacted with the author's own native theories in interviews. Learning local conventions of knowledge transmission thus becomes one of the major tasks for the field worker
Ask price · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Learning theory · Mathematics education · Sociology · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
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Learning How to Ask
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2024 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |