life history research

The study of life history began in 1920. In the study of Polish immigrants in Europe and America, American sociologists Thomas and Zinanetsky collected diaries and letters about Polish immigrants, and studied their life trajectories and their potential contributions to American culture from the perspective of the subjects.

First, this kind of research is generally open, with little guidance from researchers and emphasis on the experience, feeling and understanding of the research object; Second, in most cases, this kind of research includes three methods: collecting data to form a grounded theory; Third, get close to the social environment of the research object and understand the historical changes of individuals and society.

For example, what kind of research can be suitable for life history research? Now a common phenomenon is the cooperation between universities and primary and secondary school teachers. For example, people find that teachers' personal experiences will have an impact on teachers' ideas and careers, and many existing studies distort their views in order to apply models. Therefore, in order to get rid of this framework, it is necessary to conduct open research and record the influence of teachers' past growth experience, personal values, beliefs and personality through their life history.