Resources
Here are some links to websites related to interviewing, oral history, narrative research and learning from stories. We are in the process of building this collection; please let us know of useful links we should add. (You can use the feedback form on the bottom of this page.)
Jump to: Learning from practice stories ... Collecting and analyzing oral histories ... Narrative research ... Digital storytelling
Learning from practice stories & reflective practice
- Leadership for a Changing World (includes practice stories on grassroots social change leaders; a research project based at New York University's Wagner School of Public Affairs)
- Center for Reflective Community Practice, MIT (Projects to "support the development and use of knowledge embedded in marginalized communities to build social capital, improve community practice, and inform policy")
Collecting & analyzing oral histories
- Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory (information on interviewing techniques; bibliographies; links to web resources)
- Oral History Society, UK (practical advice, links to resources, society's journal, etc.)
- Canadian Oral History Association (bibliography of "how to" books, links, journal)
- Oral History Association, US (links to many oral history centers and collections, publications)
- H-oralhist (a network for scholars and practitioners active in studies related to oral history; extensive bibliographies; online discussions)
Narrative research
- Narrative Inquiry (formerly Journal of Narrative and Life History)
- Narrative Inquiry biblioraphy (focus on education)
Digital storytelling
- Center for Reflective Community Practice, MIT
- Storylink (an online community for digital stories; beta phase)