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Parnafes, O.; diSessa, A. A. – Human Development, 2013
This paper introduces and exemplifies a qualitative method for studying learning, "microgenetic learning analysis" (MLA), which is aimed jointly at developing theory and at establishing useful empirical results. Among modern methodologies, the focus on theory is somewhat distinctive. We use two strategies to describe MLA. First, we develop a…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Individual Development, Learning
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Falmagne, Rachel Joffe – Human Development, 1998
Reviews Jessor, Colby, and Shweder's "Ethnography and Human Development: Context and Meaning in Social Inquiry." Maintains that the book invites reflection on the appropriate epistemology of contemporary social sciences, and significantly advances the integration of ethnography and developmental psychology research. Argues that concerns…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Context Effect, Developmental Psychology, Epistemology