From Ethnomethodologist to Data Lover: How I Became a Keen Advocate for Using Administrative Data.

Stanko, Betsy · Patterns (N Y) · 2020

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Abstract

This article is a personal reflection on a professional journey from ethnographer to keen analyst of administrative data. Using a knitter's analogy, I describe using the thread of administrative information, armed with one stick (social science methods) and the second stick, practice-relevant, theory-informed research.