Oral History and the Family: A Tool for the Documentation and Interpretation of Family History.

Ryant, Carl

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ERIC Number: EJ429246

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Oral History and the Family: A Tool for the Documentation and Interpretation of Family History.

Ryant, Carl

Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, v15 n2 p51-56 Fall 1990

Discusses the role of oral history in the documentation and interpretation of family history. Gives information for constructing and managing information in interviews. Stresses that oral history permits analysis of materials in terms of shared conceptions. Emphasizes ways family histories can be used in research projects and classroom teaching. (NL)

Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Data Interpretation, Educational Strategies, Family History, Higher Education, Historiography, Information Seeking, Interviews, Modern History, Oral History, Oral Interpretation, Secondary Education, Social History, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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