{"id":3309,"date":"2016-11-01T04:03:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T04:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/research-methods\/?page_id=3309"},"modified":"2016-11-01T04:03:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T04:03:35","slug":"archival-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/research-methods\/modules-4-6\/module-5-qualitative-methods-and-mixed-methods\/archival-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Archival Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. What is archival research\n<\/li>\n
  2. What Archives Are and Why They Are Useful\n<\/li>\n
  3. Best Practices for Archival Social Science\n<\/li>\n
  4. Advantages of and problems with Archival Material\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Reading: archival research<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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    “How (and How Not) to Use Archival Sources in Political Science”, Alexander Lee, 2015, Department of Political Science, University of Rochester\n<\/p>\n

    The resource is available online, here:
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    Reflection activity: archival research<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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    Share the answers to the following questions with the group in the discussion forum.\n<\/p>\n

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    1. Find an academic journal article that utilises archival research methods, and discuss the significance (and possible implications) of their access to these specific materials.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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