representativeness
credibility
authenticity
social context
semiotics
life story
archives
qualitative data collection
research design
quantitative data collection
inquiry and research
documentary research
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]
methods