documentary research
type: Concept
narrower: representativeness
narrower: credibility
narrower: authenticity
narrower: social context
narrower: semiotics
narrower: life story
narrower: archives
broader: qualitative data collection
broader: research design
broader: quantitative data collection
broader: inquiry and research
definition: The methodological research approach termed documentary research has multiple meanings and different usages within the broad research landscape across disciplines. Although the term is commonly used within the field of sociology—even cited as one of the most common forms of research conducted by sociologists—for research that leverages archival documentation including texts, documents, newspapers, films, photographs, governmental publications, census data, paintings, diaries, journals, and books, its meaning within the field of curriculum studies, albeit related, is different. [Source: Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies; Documentary Research]

representativeness
type: Concept
broader: documentary research

credibility
type: Concept
broader: documentary research

authenticity
type: Concept
broader: documentary research

social context
type: Concept
broader: documentary research

semiotics
type: Concept
broader: documentary research

life story
type: Concept
broader: documentary research

archives
type: Concept
broader: documentary research

qualitative data collection
type: Concept
narrower: documentary research

research design
type: Concept
narrower: documentary research

quantitative data collection
type: Concept
narrower: documentary research

inquiry and research
type: Concept
narrower: documentary research

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: documentary research