Collaborative Ethnography in research trainning in Educational Sciences

Abstract

In this work we examine the potential contributions from collaborative ethnography in Education Sciences career, putting under discussion some aspects of academic university learning. Since collaborative ethnography in education posses a debate on who produces knowledge, when, how, for what and with what tools, it allows reflection on central elements of research teaching. We review some specific characteristics of this approach and describe the presentation made to university students of the Career of Educational Sciences of the National University of Rosario, Argentina. Through a virtual device, the potential contributions of the collaborative ethnography approach in education were then discussed. This allowed us to analyze the ways in which students assumed the ideas presented and its potential use in their future research paths. From there, we conclude on the importance of its incorporation to an educational research course in the university in spite of the challenges that this entails.