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

Oral History is 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.
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Part of the Understanding Qualitative Research series, Oral History serves as a guide to evaluating oral history research. It addresses issues surrounding the history including how to fully and succinctly report and present the material, as well as the challenges of evaluating it.
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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
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"This book should be useful to individuals conducting or learning research that focuses on oral history." --Doody's
Selling point: Succinct introduction to oral history that appeals to both graduate students and faculty members in all the social science disciplines Selling point: Offers examples of oral history write-ups and highlights their strengths and weaknesses Selling point: Serves as a guide to evaluating oral history research
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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.
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Selling point: Succinct introduction to oral history that appeals to both graduate students and faculty members in all the social science disciplines Selling point: Offers examples of oral history write-ups and highlights their strengths and weaknesses Selling point: Serves as a guide to evaluating oral history research
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Product details

ISBN
9780195395099
Published
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Weight
236 gr
Height
208 mm
Width
137 mm
Thickness
13 mm
Age
UP, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
200

Biographical note

Patricia Leavy is Associate Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Gender Studies Program at Stonehill College.