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Print Price: $48.95

Format:
Paperback
144 pp.
5.5" x 8.25"

ISBN-13:
9780195395099

Publication date:
February 2011

Imprint: OUP US

Oral History

Understanding Qualitative Research

Patricia Leavy

Series : Understanding Statistics

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.

Readership : Suitable for students and faculty in the social sciences.

1. Introduction
2. Research Design
3. Writing-Up the Methodology Section
4. Writing-Up the Research Findings
5. Discussion: Concepts and Strategies for Evaluating Oral History Research
References and Resources

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

Approaches to Qualitative Research - Edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy
Doing Oral History - Donald A. Ritchie
The [Oxford] Handbook of Oral History - Edited by Donald A. Ritchie
Item Response Theory - Christine DeMars
Understanding Measurement: Reliability - Patrick Meyer

Special Features

Succinct introduction to oral history that appeals to both graduate students and faculty members in all the social science disciplines.
Offers examples of oral history write-ups and highlights their strengths and weaknesses.
Serves as a guide to evaluating oral history research.