Oral History is part of the Understanding Qualitative Research series, which is designed to provide researchers with authoritative guides to understanding, presenting, and critiquing analyses and associated inferences. There are three subareas in this series: Quantitative Research, Measurement, and Qualitative Research. This volume fits in the Qualitative Research group and addresses issues surrounding oral history - how to both fully and succinctly report and present this material, as well as the challenges of evaluating it.

Patricia Leavy is Associate Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Gender Studies Program at Stonehill College. In 2018, she received the Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award given by the National Art Education Association.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Research Design
Chapter 3: Writing-Up the Methodology Section
Chapter 4: Writing-Up the Research Findings
Chapter 5: Discussion: Concepts and Strategies for Evaluating Oral History Research
References and Resources