AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD ON IMPROVEMENT OF HISTORY TEACHING: ORAL HISTORY

Oral history as a historical research method provides important data, perspectives andapplication opportunities for historiography and history teaching. Oral history has been out ofthe agenda of the historians for a long time even it goes back to old times. However, it became themethod that the researchers referred as a rich research and the data source especially after the II.World War. In this research, first it has been interpreted what the oral history is, its historical pastand its form of perception today. After this, it has been mentioned the value that the oral historyconveys in terms of historiography, history education and the society and from which anglesthe oral history is criticized as a method. Finally, it has been discussed what the historians andeducators should attend while making oral history studies.