Historical-research.8557779.powerpoint ‫‬.pptx

It is the procedure in which a researcher collects and evaluates data to understand reports or observation made by others.

It test hypotheses concerning causes, effects that may help to explain present events and anticipate future events.

1. WELCOME Presented by B. Kalpana Asso. Prof Dept of Community health Nursing Sree Narayana Nursing College Nellore

2. Historical Research

3. What is Historical Research? It is the procedure in which a researcher collects and evaluates data to understand reports or observation made by others. It test hypotheses concerning causes, effects that may help to explain present events and anticipate future events.

4. Purpose of Historical Research To learn from past successes and failures. Learn how things were done in the past and apply them to current or future events. To assist in prediction. Understand the present practices and policies by understanding the history surrounding them.

5. Value of Historical Research It throws light on present and future trends. It enables understanding of and solutions to contemporary problems to be sought in the past. It can illuminate the effects of key interactions within a culture or sub-culture. It allows for the revaluation of data in relation to selected hypotheses, theories and generalizations that are presently held about the past and the present.

6. Steps in a Historical Research Conceptualization of an idea, topic, or research question Definition of the problem Formulation of questions to be answered or hypotheses to be tested Locate evidence and do background literature review

7. Systematic collection of data. Primary Research Secondary Research Evaluate evidence and Organize evidence Synthesize evidence and develop general explanatory model Presenting and interpreting the information as it relates to the hypotheses Develop a narrative exposition of the findings

8. Sources of Information Primary Eye or ear witnesses Original documents such as Relics Remains Artifacts

9. Secondary Copies of objects Second hand information Textbooks Periodicals Newspapers Encyclopedias Review of research and other references

10. Print sources Books Periodicals Academic professional journals Magazines Newspapers Bibliographies Indexes Encyclopedias

11. Non-print sources Internet Search engines Computer databases CD-ROMS Electronic databases Interviewing

12. Principles for determining reliability in historical research The following core principles of source criticism were formulated by two Scandinavian historians, Olden-Jørgensen (1998) and Thurén (1997): Human sources may be relics such as a fingerprint ; or narratives such as a statement or a letter. Relics are more credible sources than narratives.

13. Interesting, right? This is just a sneak preview of the full presentation. We hope you like it! To see the rest of it, just click here to view it in full on PowerShow.com . Then, if you’d like, you can also log in to PowerShow.com to download the entire presentation for free.