Evaluating Ethnography

@article{Richardson2000EvaluatingE,
  title={Evaluating Ethnography},
  author={Laurel Richardson},
  journal={Qualitative Inquiry},
  year={2000},
  volume={6},
  pages={253 - 255}
}
  • L. Richardson
  • Published 1 June 2000
  • Sociology, Art
  • Qualitative Inquiry
With full awareness that criteria are mutable, the author argues that ethnography needs to be evaluated through two lenses: science and arts. The author suggests five criteria: substantive contribution, aesthetic merit, reflexivity, impact, and expression of a reality. 
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