ABSTRACT
Oral History and Qualitative Methodologies: Educational Research for Social Justice examines oral history methodological processes involved in the doing of oral history as well as the theoretical, historical, and knowledge implications of using oral history for social justice projects.
Oral history in qualitative research is an umbrella term that integrates history, life history, and testimony accounts. Oral history draws from various social science disciplines, including educational studies, history, indigenous studies, sociology, anthropology, ethnic studies, women’s studies, and youth studies. The book argues for the further development of a pedagogical culture related to oral history for educational research as part of the effort to diversify the range of human experiences educators, community members, and policy makers incorporate into knowledge-making and knowledge-using processes.
Early career researchers, novice researchers, as well as experienced researchers are invited to join social science educational researchers in developing their own oral history projects using all of the tools, dispositions, and epistemologies affiliated with qualitative inquiry.
The book will be of use in courses on qualitative research methods, history, anthropology, women’s studies, and education disciplines as well as by community organizations who want to use oral history to preserve the history of communities and advance social justice projects.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section 1|37 pages
Introduction to the theories and methods of oral history for qualitative researchers
section Section 2|89 pages
Educational biography and life history
chapter 3|15 pages
Recording History as Lived and Experienced in the CSRA
chapter 4|15 pages
“Bone by Bone”
section Section 3|38 pages
Archival and secondary data analysis
chapter 8|20 pages
The Layers of Oral Histories at Memorial Museums
chapter 9|16 pages
Irene Bishop Goggans
section Section 4|35 pages
Arts-based educational research
section Section 5|47 pages
Digital storytelling, podcasts, vlogs, and social media
chapter 12|30 pages
My story, my voice
section Section 6|13 pages
Concluding chapter/epilogue