Critical ethnography. Emergence and implications

This article attempts to ground us in the concepts of ethnography, according to a series of characteristics, which distinguish it among processes of qualitative investigation. Afterward we will know the extent to which critical ethnography presents fundamental differences with traditional ethnography, and if the differences accrue from strong social and political critiques which positively impact the community under study. Taking the point of view of educators, the article concludes with a pedagogical critique and a discussion of the importance in modern education of the critical analysis of teaching activities.