The researcher uses Historical research when he wants to examine past
events. It Focuses primarily on the PAST. There is No manipulation or control
of variables.
Why researchers conduct
historical research?
Researchers conduct Historical
research to increase knowledge of people about past happenings to make them
able to learn from past failures and successes. They conduct Historical
research to test hypothesis and see the applicability of that information for
solution of present-day problems.
Process of Historical
Research:
At first Researcher finds out
the problem, then locates the relevant past event, after that analyses gained
information, at the end draws the conclusion.
There are four types of
historical research:
•
Oral history
•
Autobiography narrative history
•
Life history
•
Case study history
Oral History
Oral history is about living
people’s experiences.
Autobiography Narrative
History
An autobiographical narrative is
about people life experience. It is a story about memorable event of life.
Life History
It is used to explore a person’s
experiences within a macro-historical framework. It is also used in sciences to
see the health of person in different period of time.
Case Study History
Researchers are using the case
study research method for many years to understand complex issue .In medical
sciences, it is used to see the development of diseases with the passage of
time.
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