Capturing nursing history : a guide to historical methods in research / Sandra B. Lewenson, Eleanor Krohn Herrmann, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewenson, Sandra.

Herrmann, Eleanor Krohn

Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Historiography.

Nursing.

Nursing--Research--Methodology.

Historiography.

History of Nursing.

Nursing Research--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Historiography.

History of Nursing.

Nursing Research--methods.

Physical Description:

xx, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., [2008]

Summary:

While there have been many research texts in the nursing literature, and nursing history is both taught in courses and of popular interest to practicing nurses, there has never been a hands-on text that describes the process of doing historical research in nursing. This book, contributed by well-known and respected nurse historians, will provide the necessary direction, guidance, and examples needed to conduct historical research. It will cover such topics as historiography, biographical research, using artifacts in historical research, doing archival and other data searches, doing international historical research, and locating funding sources for historical research. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate various methods and describe how, why, when, and where historical research is used in nursing.

Features of this edition: Provides direction and tools for conducting historical research, Describes types of historical research, including biographical and oral histories, Covers frameworks used to study historical events, such as social, political, feminist, intellectual, and cultural, Addresses contemporary issues such as preserving and storing digitalized and tape-recorded data, obtaining institutional review board (IRB) approval for research, and addressing ethical and legal issues in historical research, Includes case studies that provide a "how-to" guide to conducting research.

Contents:

Why do historical research? / Sandra B. Lewenson and Eleanor Krohn Herrmann

Conceptual and methodological issues in historical research / Patricia D'Antonio

Doing historical research / Sandra B. Lewenson

Using frameworks in historical research / Joy Buck

Critical issues in the use of biographic methods in nursing history / Sonya J. Grypma

Oral history research / Geertje Boschma ... [et al.]

Reflections on researcher subjectivity and identity in nursing history / Geertje Boschma, Sonya J. Grypma, and Florence Melchior

Historical research in developing countries / Eleanor Krohn Herrmann

Working with primary sources : an overview / Keith C. Mages and Julie A. Fairman

"The truth about the past"? : the art of working with archival materials / Christine Hallett

About artifacts / Eleanor Krohn Herrmann

Ethical guidelines and standards of professional conduct / Nettie Birnbach

Using ethical guidelines and standards of professional conduct / Sandra B. Lewenson and Eleanor Krohn Herrmann

Funding for historical research / Jean C. Whelan and Cynthia Anne Connolly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Artifacts: additional resources": pages 199-200.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780826115669

0826115667

OCLC:

166454378