Dusting the Archives of Childhood: Child Welfare Records as Historical Sources

Autor/in	Vehkalahti, Kaisa
Titel	Dusting the Archives of Childhood: Child Welfare Records as Historical Sources
Quelle	In: History of Education, 45 (2016) 4, S.430-445 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-760X
DOI	10.1080/0046760X.2016.1177610
Schlagwörter	Archives; Child Welfare; Case Records; Information Sources; Historical Interpretation; Educational History; Children; Disadvantaged Youth; Research Methodology; Qualitative Research; Ethics; Social Work; Research Problems; Social Science Research; Biographies; Foreign Countries; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Archivwesen; Archiv; Kindeswohl; Case reports; Fallsammlung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Historische Interpretation; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Child; Kind; Kinder; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Ethik; Soziale Arbeit; Forschungskritik; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	Using administrative sources in the history of education and childhood involves a range of methodological and ethical considerations. This article discusses these problems, as well as the role of archives and archival policies in preserving history and shaping our understanding of past childhoods. Using Finnish child welfare archives from the post-war period (1945-1970) as an example, the article shows how the institutional gaze of administrative archives, together with various screening practices, has limited the research possibilities. Nevertheless, administrative records do offer important perspectives on the lives of marginalised children and young people that cannot be reached through other sources. The article closes with a critical discussion on the tightening research ethical regulations, and argues for the historian's right to access original sources. Researchers' rights should be ensured in forthcoming archival practices and legislation, and contested research topics should not be avoided because of research ethical uneasiness. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01