An in-depth and comprehensive summary of chapter 10.
Includes slideshows from the lectures as well as diagrams and tables.
From the Practical Research and Design(11th edition) by Paul D. Leedy and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod.
(Global Edition)
-Historical research considers the currents and counter currents of present and past events,
with the hope of discerning patterns that tie them all together.
-At its core, historical research deals with the meanings of events.
-The heart of the historical method is, as with any other type of research, not the
accumulation of the facts, but rather the interpretation of the facts.
-Interpretation of the data is central in all research.
-The task of the historical researcher is not merely to describe what events took place but to
present a factually supported rationale to suggest how and why they may have happened.
-Comparative-Historical Research: Comparing historical events and processes across two or
more societies or cultures, with the goal of identifying similarities, differences, and patterns
that could conceivably reflect cause-and-effect relationships.
DATA SOURCES IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH:
-Primary sources are those that appeared first in time—in particular, when or soon after the
events in question occurred.
-These sources take such diverse forms as letters, diaries, newspaper articles,
sermons, laws, census reports, immigration records, probate documents, deeds,
photographs, paintings, films, buildings, and labour-saving tools.
-Another source of primary data, at least for events within the past few decades, can be
found in interviews of people who participated in them.
-This approach is sometimes known as narrative research or oral history.
-Interview data often give life to historical events.
-But just as is true in conducting any interview, the researcher must remember that
participants’ recollections aren’t always accurate.
-Only when several people recall events similarly can a researcher have reasonable
confidence in what the interviews reveal.
-Historical researchers don’t necessarily limit themselves to words, images, and objects;
they often use numbers as well.
-For instance, they might draw inferences about people’s interests during a
particular time period by looking at the numbers of books on various topics that
were sold during that period.
-Secondary sources are the works of historians who have interpreted and written about
primary sources.
-These include history textbooks, as well as more scholarly books and articles written
about a particular event or time period.
-Secondary sources inevitably reflect the assumptions and biases of the people who
wrote them.
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