My initial research question was what where the athletics like at Santa Clara when the school first began? what teams did they have, were there only men sports teams how many did they have and do we have any of the same sports teams as they did in the beginning. Also have we always been in the West Coast Conference or have we been in other conferences before this one and if so why did we leave? What I hope to find by asking these question is some of the history of Santa Clara with its sports programs since sports play such a big roll in college and in my life. The best part about this question is that it can take me in so many different direction because of all questio
ns I’m asking and I can’t wait to find out the one of the many stories of Santa Clara with its athletics. There are many different types of research you can do but the best one is Archival which is not only the best type of research but the one that works the best for my topic. It will really force me to almost do this paper like Nancy Drew because I will have to follow a series of clues to find my information instead of some research styles you may just look in one spot and find all your information which is no fun. Not everything will be on the internet and some stuff I do find that’s on the internet may not be readable or formatted for m
y use. I also understand that the type of research in which I’m doing may take me into a direction I was not expecting or may not have wanted to go. With all that said archival research may not be the most exciting type of research for a number of reason but it is one of the more effective ways to do research if not the best one and if you have a choice of what type of research style to do for your next paper pick Archival.