Information brochures, advertisements, family photos, feature films, memos, websites – our everyday life is filled with media that reflect different life worlds. As documents, they also provide interesting scientific approaches. This volume offers an overview of the diverse application options of document analysis in educational and social research, as well as reflections and suggestions for planning document analytical designs. It aims to encourage (aspiring) researchers to focus on the potential of this methodology beyond questionnaires, interviews, and similar methods.