Full Description
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.
Contents
Section 1: Introduction to the Theories and Methods of Oral History for Qualitative Researchers 1. Introduction to the Art and Science of Interdisciplinary Oral History 2. Theoretical, Methodological, and Ethical Issues in Oral History Projects Section 2: Educational Biography and Life History 3. Recording History as Lived and Experienced in the CSRA: Oral History, Methodological Considerations and Educational Opportunities 4. "Bone by Bone": Re(collecting) Stories of Black Female Student Activists at Fayetteville State Using Oral History Interviews with a Life History Approach 5. The Need for Action: Oral Histories of The 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout 6. La Familia Ortiz: Parental Influence on the Pursuit of Higher Education 7. COVID-19 Oral Histories of Academic Leaders, Faculty, and Students in Higher Education Section 3: Archival and Secondary Data Analysis 8. The Layers of Oral Histories at Memorial Museums: Chronicles About Who We Are and Who We Are Likely to Become 9. Irene Bishop Goggans: Community Historian of African American Life using Scrapbooks for Social Justice Section 4: Arts-Based Educational Research 10. Teachers and North American Migrants' Oral Histories Concerning the 'School for All' Arts-based Project 11. Oral History of a Civil Rights Leader using Music and Dance Section 5: Digital storytelling, Podcasts, Vlogs, and Social Media 12. My Story, My Voice: student podcasts examining oral histories on diversity in East Central Indiana 13. Engaging Participatory Visual Methodologies in Oral History Research Section 6: Concluding Chapter/Epilogue 14. Methodological and Pedagogical Opportunities for Oral History
