Is Microethnography an Ethnographic Case Study? And/or a Mini-Ethnographic Case Study? An Analysis of the Literature

Authors

Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Author ORCID Identifier

Rebecca Y. Bayeck https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8352-7331

Volume

22

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd.

Publication Date

4-24-2023

First Page

1

Last Page

6

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Abstract

Selecting the research approach that addresses the research question is often challenging for novice researchers. However, getting a better understanding of the research approaches available in the field, is likely to help novice researchers identify and choose the research approach that fits their situation. In this paper, we discuss microethnography, ethnographic case study, and mini-ethnography case study in order to show that these approaches may have similarities but are different. The author hopes that this discussion will help researchers get a better understanding of these approaches and dissipate the confusion that may exist.

Recommended Citation

Bayeck, Rebecca Y. “Is Microethnography an Ethnographic Case Study? and/or a Mini-Ethnographic Case Study? an Analysis of the Literature.” International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol. 22, 24 Apr. 2023, pp. 1–6., https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231172074.