Margaret D. LeCompte, PhD

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

Edited Volumes
Schensul, J.J. and LeCompte, M.D. (editors and authors)(forthcoming 2010) Ethnographer's Toolkit: 7-volume paperback boxed set, 2nd edition. Altamira Press, A Division of Roman and Littlefield, NJ. Books in the Toolkit include:

Book 1: Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research: An Introduction. LeCompte, Margaret D. and Schensul, Jean J.
Book 2: Initiation Ethographic Research: Models, Methods and Measurement. Schensul, Stephen. L., Schensul, Jean J. and LeCompte, Margaret D.
Book 3: Essential Data Collection Methods: Observations, Interviews, and Ethnographic Surveys. Schensul, Jean J. and LeCompte, Margaret D.
Book 4: Specialized Ethnographic Methods: Cultural Artifacts; Secondary Data; Mapping Culture; Spatial Data; Hidden Populations; Multimedia; Photovoice, and Digital Data. Editors: Schensul, Jean J. and LeCompte, Margaret D.
Contributors: Steve Borgatti, Ellen Cromley, Marlene Berg, Daniel S. Halgin, Margaret D. LeCompte, Hilda Llorens, Sheryl A. Ludwig, Bonnie Nastasi, Jean J. Schensul, Stephen L. Schensul, Merrill Singer Robert Trotter, Margaret Weeks
Book 5: Analysis and Interpretation of Ethographic Data. LeCompte, Margaret D. and Schensul, Jean J.
Book 6: Ethics in Ethnography: Field Work, Researcher Roles and Institutinal Relationships. LeCompte, Margaret D. and Schensul Jean J.
Book 7: Ethnography in Practice: Using Collaborative Ethnography to Solve Social Problems. Schensul, Jean J. and LeCompte, Margaret D.

LeCompte, M.D., Seymour, M. and Davidson, Kristen (Eds). (2010). School and Society: A Reader in the Social Foundations of Education. Ames, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt Publishers. 480 pages.

Journal Articles
LeCompte, M.D. (forthcoming 2010).  Collaboration and the context of power: Initiating community-based action and research in higher education.  Urban Anthropology Studies.

LeCompte, M.D. and Bonetti, Ken C.  (2010, Forthcoming July).  Notes from Ground Zero:  Budgetary Crises and Academic Freedom at the University of Colorado. Theory In Action,  V3, N3.10 pages.   Fairlawn, NJ:  Transformative Studies Institute.

LeCompte, M.D. (2008). Trends in research on teaching and teachers:  An historical and critical overview.  In Saha, L., and Dworkin, A.G. (eds.).  The international handbook of research on teachers and teaching. UK:  Oxford, Ltd., Elsevier.

Aguilera, D. and LeCompte, M.D. (2008).  Restore My Language and Treat Me Justly: Indigenous Students’ Rights to Their Tribal Languages.  In Katz, L. (ed.) Affirming Students' Right to their own language: Bridging Educational Policies and Literacy/Language Arts Teaching Practice. NY: Lawrence Erlbaum.

LeCompte,M.D.  (2008).  Secondary participants.  In Given, L. (ed.). SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

LeCompte,M.D.  (2008).  Negotiating exit.  In Given, L. (ed.). SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

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.