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ORAL HISTORY AND QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES 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 efort 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 afliated 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. Thalia M. Mulvihill, Ph.D., is Professor of Higher Education and Social Foundations, Ball State University, USA. Thalia is a historian and sociologist of higher education. She teaches qualitative research methods and higher education issues courses and has authored eight books and 85 refereed publications. She co-edits The Teacher Educator and is the recipient of numerous teaching, research, and mentoring awards. Raji Swaminathan, Ph.D., is Professor of Educational Policy & Community Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Raji’s research and teaching interests include qualitative research methods, urban education, and international alternative education. She has authored seven books and has been the recipient of several teaching and research awards. Raji conducts professional development for teachers in alternative schools internationally. ORAL HISTORY AND QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES Educational Research for Social Justice Edited by Thalia M. Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan Cover image: Copyright Thalia Mulvihill, 2021 First published 2022 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Thalia M. Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Thalia M. Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan to be identifed as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifcation and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested ISBN: 978-0-367-64961-6 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-64966-1 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-12719-2 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003127192 Typeset in Bembo by Apex CoVantage, LLC CONTENTS Acknowledgments viii SECTION 1 Introduction to the theories and methods of oral history for qualitative researchers 1 1 Introduction to the art and science of interdisciplinary oral history 3 Thalia M. Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan 2 Theoretical, methodological, and ethical issues in oral history projects 18 Raji Swaminathan and Thalia M. Mulvihill SECTION 2 Educational biography and life history 39 3 Recording history as lived and experienced in the CSRA: oral history, methodological considerations, and educational opportunities 41 Nicoletta (Niki) Christodoulou, Darla Linville, and Molly Quinn 4 “Bone by Bone”: Re(collecting) stories of Black female student activists at Fayetteville State using oral history interviews with a life history approach 56 Francena F.L. Turner vi Contents 5 The need for action: oral histories of the 2018 Oklahoma teacher walkout 71 Rhonda Harlow and Lucy E. Bailey 6 La Familia Ortiz: parental infuence on the pursuit of higher education 92 Rosalinda Ortiz 7 COVID-19 oral histories of academic leaders, faculty, and students in higher education 110 Sunaina Asher SECTION 3 Archival and secondary data analysis 129 8 The layers of oral histories at memorial museums: chronicles about who we are and who we are likely to become 131 Roy Tamashiro 9 Irene Bishop Goggans: community historian of African American life using scrapbooks for social justice 151 Agnes Virginia Williams SECTION 4 Arts-based educational research 167 10 Teachers and North American migrants’ oral histories concerning the “school for all” arts-based project 169 Sergio Madrid-Aranda 11 Oral history of a civil rights leader using music and dance 183 Kendra Lowery, Sybil Jordan Hampton, Susan Koper, and Rebecca Lomax SECTION 5 Digital storytelling, podcasts, vlogs, and social media 203 12 My story, my voice: student podcasts examining oral histories on diversity in East Central Indiana 205 Gabriel B. Tait and Rebecca A. Schriner Contents vii 13 Engaging participatory visual methodologies in oral history research 235 Robin Phelps-Ward SECTION 6 Concluding chapter/epilogue 251 14 Methodological and pedagogical opportunities for oral history 253 Thalia M. Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan Index 264 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Participants (past and future) who entrust their stories to researchers are the heart of any oral history project and our frst note of gratitude is dedicated to them. To our chapter authors who have produced an impressive array of oral history projects as they enthusiastically took up methodological and pedagogical questions in response to our call for chapters, we are grateful for the gifts you have shared and the exquisite care you have taken with this work. And a special thank you to our always supportive and resourceful editor Hannah Shakespeare, editorial assistant Matt Bickerton, and the entire production team at Routledge Press. We are indebted to the early reviewers of this project for their contributions in helping us shape the book, and our network of colleagues at the International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), The Qualitative Report (TQR), the American Educational Studies Association (AESA), the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the International Society for Educational Biography (ISEB), who have been invaluable as we worked out our ideas for this book over the last seven years. And fnally, a note of thanks to our students who inspire and motivate us to elevate our pedagogical practices in order to prepare them. As the next generation of researchers, who will bring forward new knowledge aimed at deeper under- standings of human experiences, they help us continually learn even as we teach. —Thalia M. Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan SECTION 1 Introduction to the theories and methods of oral history for qualitative researchers
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