Oral History Understanding Qualitative Research [Paperback]

Oral Historyis part of the Understanding Qualitative Research series, which is designed to provide researchers with authoritative guides to understanding, presenting, and critiquing analyses and associated inferences. There are three subareas in this series: Quantitative Research, Measurement, and Qualitative Research. This volume fits in the Qualitative Research group and addresses issues surrounding oral history - how to both fully and succinctly report and present this material, as well as the challenges of evaluating it.


Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Research Design

Chapter 3: Writing-Up the Methodology Section

Chapter 4: Writing-Up the Research Findings

Chapter 5: Discussion: Concepts and Strategies for Evaluating Oral History Research

References and Resources

This book should be useful to individuals conducting or learning research that focuses on oral history. --Doody's

Patricia Leavy is Associate Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Gender Studies Program at Stonehill College. In 2018, she received the Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award given by the National Art Education Association.