Documentary research is a type of research method that involves the systematic investigation and analysis of existing documents or records ². These documents can be in the form of written, visual, or audio materials, such as books, articles, photographs, videos, and audio recordings ². It can serve as both a complement to and extension of biographical inquiry ¹.
There are several methods for conducting documentary research, including systematic searching, content analysis, historical analysis, archival research, case study analysis, comparative analysis, literary analysis, ethnographic analysis and visual analysis ².
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(1) Documentary Research - Types, Methods and Examples. https://researchmethod.net/documentary-research/.
la recherche documentaire c'est un processus d'analyse ou essaye d'avoir une liste de documents quelque soit leur support ou leur nature ou leur forme.