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A close look at the school and the classroom : Ethnographic studies on education Bracha Alpert Simha Shlasky Education is a field of activity that abounds with contradictions and ambiguities . While life in educational institutions is organized and anchored in daily routines , rules of conduct , and role hierarchies , such institutions are also frequently described as loosely coupled organizations in which the rules are almost routinely broken , and what is preached is not necessarily what is practiced ; oftentimes , it is impossible to know whether their declared goals are accomplished . Education is also a field of activity that abounds with ethos , hidden meanings and symbols . The ceremonies and events that take place frequently in the school call for decryption and exposure , particularly as far as anything involving the manner in which the various participants perceive them is concerned . This book presents studies on education , most of which are based on participant observation...
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