1st Edition
Documentary Research In Education, History and the Social Sciences
By Gary Mcculloch
Copyright 2004
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Documentary sources have become increasingly neglected in education and the social sciences. This book seeks to emphasise their potential value and importance for an understanding of modern societies, while also recognising their limitations, and explores their relationship with other research strategies. This up-to-date examination of how to research and use documents analyzes texts from the past... Read more
1. Introduction: Reading Between the Lines 2. Paper Tigers: Social Research and Documentary Studies 3. The Joy of Life: Doing Documentary Research 4. Behind the Scenes: Records and Archives 5. On the Record: Printed Media and Literature 6. Life and Times: Diaries, Letters and Autobiographies 7. A New Leaf: Connections and Conclusions
Biography
Gary McCulloch is Brian Simon Professor of History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
