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Nel, Johanna – 1983
Overviews of the process of historical research and the writing of a successful historical essay or dissertation are presented. Historical research is defined as the systematic process of collecting and objectively evaluating data related to past occurrences to arrive at conclusions about the causes, effects, or trends of past events that may be…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Doctoral Dissertations, Essays, Expository Writing
Randall, Margaret – 1985
Guidelines for taking oral histories are presented in this guide. The guide was developed for a project to teach Nicaraguan literacy teachers how to record personal narratives for the purpose of preserving cultural history and heritage. An introductory chapter discusses the distinction and relationship between "testimony," which…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Foreign Nationals