ABSTRACT
In this work we present educator biographical material, as well as key incidents and chapters in the lives of people relevant to educational opportunities, as we discuss more closely the methodological considerations in collecting oral history data and presenting it in various formats. We do so by showcasing the Central Savannah River Area Education Oral History Project (CSRA- EdOHiP), an ongoing project that started in 2016. This oral history project is about gathering stories of people who lived through movements, transformation periods, crises, changes, and heydays in the education at Central Savannah River Area (CSRA). We were looking for stories from people who either contributed significantly in the educational developments in the area or were part of important history making, as actors themselves, leaders, followers, believers, supporters, or opponents. We wanted Black people, White people, women and men at different capacities at that era, as students, teachers, principals, administrators, parents, observers, in any level of education or educational setting, formal or informal, as long as they felt they had an interesting story relevant to education that they wanted to share. The seven methodological considerations we focus on are the issue of the interest in a topic, why choosing oral history, why a particular segment of history, the issue of inclusion and exclusion, defining key notions, ways to share the knowledge generated, and who the researchers are.
