documentary research

(noun)

Documentary research involves the use of texts and documents as source materials. Source materials include: government publications, newspapers, certificates, census publications, novels, film and video, paintings, personal photographs, diaries and innumerable other written, visual, and pictorial sources in paper, electronic, or other "hard copy" form.

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Examples of documentary research in the following topics:

  • Documents

    • Documentary research involves examining texts and documents as evidence of human behavior.
    • It is possible to do sociological research without directly involving humans at all.
    • One such method is documentary research.
    • In documentary research, all information is collected from texts and documents.
    • Sociologists may use government documents to research the ways in which policies are made.

  • Scenario

    • He first asked his class to formulate research questions to analyze this problem.
    • Harrington, was brought into the class to discuss the resources available to the students for their research.
    • Samples asked each group to devise a proposal for a final product that would represent its research efforts.
    • The groups could compose a news story, write a research report for Nikron or to the Environmental Protection Agency, create a documentary, develop a legal brief for a court case, or other projects that the groups could develop.

  • Sociological Videos

    • The following are videos - including fiction movies, non-fiction documentaries and recorded lectures - examining topics in the field of sociology.

  • Scholarly Sources

    • In academic writing, the sources you use must be reliable; therefore, you should rely mainly on scholarly sources as the foundation for your research.
    • Research is the foundation of a strong argument, theory, or analysis.
    • When constructing your research paper, it is important to include reliable sources in your research.
    • Academic research papers are typically based on scholarly sources and primary sources.
    • Other types of scholarly sources include non-print media such as videos, documentaries, and radio broadcasts.

  • Role Play Scenario

    • Using the PBS documentary video In The Light Of Reverence, the teacher has the students closely examine the struggles of the Lakota Sioux to maintain their sacred site at Mato Tipila (Lakota for Bear's Lodge) at Devils Rock in Wyoming.
    • Using extensive online resources linked to the lesson, students research the issues and evaluate the sources.

  • Social Construct or Biological Lineage?

    • Native Americans in the U.S. are concentrated on reservations following 200 years of relocation policies instituted by the U.S. government (see the documentary film Broken Rainbow for review and detailed examination of the latest relocation phase in the 1970's), as depicted in the map below:
    • Other researchers, using the same data, found a different number of clusters from the same genetic data.
    • In any case, researchers across disciplines regularly finds certain genetic conditions are more common among certain races.
    • There is an active debate among biomedical researchers about the meaning and importance of race in their research.
    • Proponents of using race in biomedical research argue that ignoring race will be detrimental to the health of minority groups.

  • Tracking and Within-School Effects

    • Whereas the Coleman Report focused on between school effects, or inequality between different schools, other research has looked at within school effects, or ways in which inequality may be produced or maintained among students in the same school.
    • The 2010 HBO documentary, A Small Act, documented Kenyan students' difficulty affording secondary schools.

  • Social Criticism

    • Jacob August Riis was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer.
    • The pamphlets "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases" and "A Red Record" documented her research on a lynching .

  • Introducing Exchange Rates

    • Different rates may also be quoted for different kinds of exchanges, such as for cash (usually notes only), a documentary form (such as traveler's checks), or electronic transfers (such as a credit card purchase).
    • There is generally a higher exchange rate on documentary transactions (such as for traveler's checks) due to the additional time and cost of clearing the document, while cash is available for resale immediately.

  • Introduction

    • Russell, the classroom teacher, informed him that the fourth graders had been introduced to PowerPoint and Kidspiration software.Together they planned the unit to include essential research skills and further exposure to these technologies.Ultimately, the unit would conclude with student-produced PowerPoint presentations displaying their understanding of the Civil War.
    • Hartman's next task was to research Internet sites that were appropriate for fourth graders.This portion of the preparation was time consuming and exacting, but he located a handful of WebQuests and databases that were ideal for his purposes.He designed WebQuest on the causes of the Civil War, because many of the the available sites were beyond the ability of fourth graders.
    • Russell would screen the videos over the first few days of the project, and play the CD as they conducted their preliminary research.By the end of the week, Ms.
    • Using these resources, the class spent the next few weeks conducting research on their topics.The computer lab was also reserved for student use.Students used that time to build both their technical skills and the content to create their PowerPoint presentations.
    • White reviewed the chapter description of the Civil War with the class.On Friday of each week, the students took a short quiz on the completed chapters.Halfway through the unit, the class viewed a documentary about Lincoln, Lee, Grant, and Davis.Using the supplemental materials from the video, she led a question-and-answer session.She also played several Civil War ballads for her class and explained the lyrics.The students were provided a non-fiction text with a timeline and overview of the Civil War.For homework, Ms.