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Smith, Mary John – 1978
In response to a paper by E. Culpepper Clark, Eva M. McMahan, and Michael J. Hyde that calls for the application of hermeneutic theory to the study of the oral history interview, this paper notes problems in the relationships between the proposed research design and the conceptual framework for the proposed research. While conceding that the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Interaction Process Analysis, Interviews
Peer reviewedShopes, Linda – International Journal of Oral History, 1984
To overcome problems of trivia and nostalgia, a problem-centered approach to community oral history projects is proposed. Instead of cataloging details about aspects of past social life, the projects might shape their inquiry as an effort to understand a problem facing the community, a problem with contemporary significance but historical roots.…
Descriptors: Community Study, Local History, Oral History, Research Design
