Ethnography: Understanding the Whole Child

• Main Author: Rodriguez, Janel
• Format: Others
• Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2019
• Subjects: getting to know the whole student; and creating an action plan that is effective for teaching.; Education; Elementary Education
• Online Access: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/125; https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1148&context=cgu_etd

Three students were picked to be the focus students for this ethnography. The criteria used to pick the three focus students are: focus student one has to be an English language learner, focus student two student has to have an IEP or a 504 plan, and focus student three has to have had a significant life experience. Included in the ethnography are student works, analysis of assessments, and interviews with students and families. I used scholarly resources to support data, such as How to be an Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong (2009). I discuss the effectiveness of my action plan by discussing the results of the students progression, or the need to amend the action plan. The purpose of ethnography is to get to know the student as a whole, and not through assessments. I describe students’ interests, likes and dislikes, and family life. In addition to getting to know the students, there is an in depth look at the educator, and her motivations.