Margaret D. LeCompte, PhD

Selected Publications
(For complete list of publications, please see the faculty member's curriculum vitae.)

Articles
Aguilera. D. and LeCompte, M.D. (2007). Resiliency in Native languages: The tale of three Native American Communities’ experiences with language immersion. NCCREST Special issue on Bilingualo Education in Native American Communities, Journal of American Indian Education, pp. 11-36.

LeCompte, M. D. (2002). The transformation of ethnographic practices: Past and current challenges. Qualitative Research, 2(3), 283-299.

Holloway, D. L., & LeCompte, M. D. (2001). Becoming somebody! How arts programs support positive identity for middle school girls. In B. Krensky & D. L. Holloway (Eds.), "The Arts, Urban Education, and Social Change," theme issue of Education and Urban Society, 33(4), 354-366.

LeCompte, M. D. (2000). Standing for just and right decisions. The long slow path to school safety. In G. Kozik-Rosabal & I.K. MacGillivray (Eds.), "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America's Urban Schools," theme issue of Education and Urban Society, 32(3), 413-430.

LeCompte, M. D. (1994). Defining reality: Applying double description and chaos theory to the practice of practice. Educational Theory, 44(3), 277-299.

LeCompte, M. D. (1987). Bias in the biography: Bias and subjectivity in ethnographic research. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 18(2), 43-52.

LeCompte, M. D., & Goebel, S. D. (1987). Can bad data produce good program planning? An analysis of record-keeping on school dropouts. Education and Urban Society, 19(3), 250-269.

LeCompte, M. D., & Goetz, J. P. (1982). Problems of reliability and validity in educational research. Review of Educational Research, 52(2), 31-60.