Millie is an ethnographic researcher studying the development of language in young children from bilingual homes. She studies these children in childcare settings in which the child's second language is the language used. She observes the children as a 'visitor' in their classes for the first three months of their emersion in their new school setting. While there she takes down extensive notes in a notebook as she observes. She also often records small brief notes to herself on little green sheets that she keeps separate from her notebook. Given this scenario, Millie is most likely demonstrating which of the following types of ethnography?

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Millie's research involves observing children in a specific setting (childcare) over a certain period of time (three months) and taking extensive notes. This best fits the description of an ethnographic case study, as she is focusing on a particular group (young bilingual children) and their experiences in a specific context (language development in childcare). Life history, confessional ethnography, and autoethnography all involve different methods and foci than what is described in the scenario.

Millie Is an Ethnographic Researcher Studying the Development of Language