Achieving success in historic research: The importance of research methods and theory (original) (raw)

Historical Method: A Critical Review

International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 2023

Historical research describes the past things what was happened. This is related with investigating, recording as well as interpreting the past events with respect to the in present perspectives. Historical research is a procedure for the observation with which researcher. It is a systematic collection and objective evaluation of the collected data with respect to the first occurrence to verify causes and effects related to the events with the help of these two explain the present events as well as anticipate for the future work purpose

Historical Method of Research

Historical methods of research are the process of systematically examining an account of what has happened in the past. It is not facts and dates or even a description of past events. The dynamic account of past events that involves an interpretation attempt to recapture the personalities and ideas of the events. One of the goals of historical research is to communicating of past events. In the field of library and information science, there are vast arrays of topics that may be considered for conducting historical research. For example, a researcher may choose to answer to questions about the development of any type of the libraries, the rise of technology and the benefits/ problems it brings, the development of preservation methods, famous personalities in the field, library statistics, or geographical demographics and how they affect library distribution.

Capturing the historical research methodology: an experimental approach

ICERI2009 Proceedings, 2009

The paper presents the results of a study on how historians conduct research in a historical archive, and the methodologies they use while searching. Historic research involves finding, using and correlating information within primary and secondary sources, in order to understand past events. Historians conduct research systematically, by examining past events to renew the past; historic research may involve interpretation to recapture the nuances, personalities, and ideas that have influenced these events, and the expected ...

Methodology as a tool of historical knowledge: relevant about the obvious

Universum Historiae et Archeologiae

The purpose of the article is to actualize and clarify the main principles and methods of scientific research in their relationship and interdependence (on example of historical sciences). Research methods: analytical, historical, comparative and system-structural. Main results. The article illustrates the relationship of principles with general scientific and specific historical methods. Clarifications are made and examples of their use are given. Concise conclusions. Modern literature on methodology of science is presented mostly by the publications of methodical character. Such character of publications did not require consideration of problem aspects of methodology from their authors, in particular question about interdependence of principles and methods of scientific research. In most works such important concept as “research principles” is not examined practically, with what we cannot agree categorically. In our opinion, methods as research instruments and principles as rules ...

Theory Development and Historical Antecedents

Genealogy as a field of study has made great progress in recent years in its educational programs and its research which is due to its strong and committed leadership. This paper calls for the development of theory and research to undergird the field of genealogy as a scientific study in higher education. The article also calls for the inclusion of historical antecedents of medieval heraldry and chivalry in the programs of study as they were the progenitors of genealogy. Finally the phrases, "Generational Family Matrix Research" and "Genealogical Funnel Principle" are introduced as concepts in 21 st Century research methodology.

A BRIEF STUDY OF THE PURPOSE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH

To find out how and why theories and practices have been developed which are now prevail in schools , a study on the purpose of historical research is very helpful. It deals with the significance of education and its interrel ationship with school and curriculum. In the said research, a study of Historical Research was conducted. Keywords - Historical, Perspective, Predictions, Facts, Past, Hypothesis