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1) Historical research involves using primary sources and other evidence to study and write about past events. It aims to establish facts about what occurred and draw conclusions. 2) The purposes of historical research include understanding how past events influence the present, gaining insights about past people and times, learning from successes and failures of the past, and reinterpreting historical works. 3) Historical research is characterized by its exclusive focus on the past, analysis of existing data rather than experiments, and variety in topics studied.

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Chapter 1 Intro

1) Historical research involves using primary sources and other evidence to study and write about past events. It aims to establish facts about what occurred and draw conclusions. 2) The purposes of historical research include understanding how past events influence the present, gaining insights about past people and times, learning from successes and failures of the past, and reinterpreting historical works. 3) Historical research is characterized by its exclusive focus on the past, analysis of existing data rather than experiments, and variety in topics studied.

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CHAPTER 1

History and Historical Research


DEFINING HISTORICAL
RESEARCH
DEFINING
HISTORICAL
RESEARCH
01 THE PURPOSES

02 CHARACTERISTICS

03
ADVANTAGE AND
DISADVANTAGES
04
STEPS
DEFINITION

HISTORICL RESEARCH HISTORICAL APPROACH


◆ “comprises the techniques and ◆ “ is employed by researchers who
guidelines by which historians use are interested I reporting events
primary sources and other evidence, and/or conditions that occurred in
including the evidence of the past. An attempt is made to
archeology, to research and then to establish facts in order to arrive at
write histories in the form of conclusions concerning past events
accounts of the past.” or predict future events.”
- “Historical method – Wikipedia” 2017 - Key 1997
EXAMPLES OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH

From Chalkboard to
Whiteboard: A
Historical Study of
Teaching Instruction
A study of the effects of the
historical decisions of the A study of the evolution of
Philippine Supreme Court print journalism in the
NEWS
on Philippine prisons Philippines through a study
of collections of newspapers
To describe and examine events of
1 the past to understand the present
and anticipate potential future effects.

To reach insight or conclusions


2 about past persons or occurrences.

To people learn from past failure


3 and successes.

THE PURPOSES OF To reinterpret prior historical works


HISTORICAL 4 by revising existing understandings
and replacing them with new.
RESEARCH
CHARACTERISTICS OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH

1 It focuses exclusively in the


past.
4 It deals with discovery of
data that already exists.

It is not a mere accumulation 5 It is analytical.


2 of facts and date or even a
portrayal of past events. 6 It has variety of foci.

It involves the process of It record and evaluates the


3 collecting and reading 7 accomplishment of
individuals, agencies or
research material collected.
institution.
Permits the investigation of topics
1 that could be studied in no other way.

Method is well suited for trend


2 analysis.

Not physically involved in the situation


ADVANTAGES 3 under study.

No danger of experimenter-subject
4 interaction.

Documents are located by


5 researcher, data is gathered, and
conclusions s drown out of sights.
Controlling for
many of the Interpreting
threats to sources is very
internal validity time
Cannot control Availability of
is not possible. consuming.
for threats to sources of
internal historical
validity. Limitations are materials may
imposed due be
to content problematic.
analysis. Cannot ensure
representation
of the sample.
There is bias in
DISADVANTAGES interpreting
There is lack of historical
control over sources.
external
variables.
Identify a topic/subject
and defining the problem or
1 hypotheses to be investigated;

Searching for sources


of data and other relevant source
2 materials;

Summarizing and evaluating


the sources the researcher is able to
STEPS IN 3 locate;.

HISTORICAL Analyzing, synthesizing and


RESEARCH interpreting
the evidence obtained and then
4 drawing conclusions about the
problem or hypothesis.
THANK YOU!

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