Historical Research Methods in general and oral history method in particular, historical educational research, historical research strategies, research methodology, research design, oral history definition. https://tuba-aydin.com/

1. N QUESTIONS IN
HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHOD
& Oral History
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2. A QUESTION FOR YOU
CURIOSITY#
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3. Are you Ready for
a new Research
Methodology?
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4. Question B
What is historical research?
#Definition: Historical research is a process of critical
inquiry into past events, in order to produce an
accurate description and interpretation of those events
(Wiersma, 1986)
It involves systematic objective data collection
and its analysis.
!!!There is No History but Histories. Histories change
in response to the dominant values and new data
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5. Question C
Why do we do historical research?
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6. Question D
What are features of historical
research?
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With new information
With new theories & values
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8. Question E
How did historical research develop?#
Greeks 5th C. BC
Herodotus -Father of History –
Thucydides –military history- cause and effect
Romans
3rd BC Cato the Elder in Latin biographies
1rd C. BC Strabo combined history &
geography
Livy alternative history
Plutarch lives of Greek and Roman leaders
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9. Middle Ages
Christianity, canons, annals, narration.
Renaissance
History of states & nations
Enlightenment
Voltaire: Social history, global history, ages!
David Hume: History of culture, scientists !
Thomas Carlyle: History of French Revolution with
un-neutral dramatic tone.
Islam!
Life of prophet, science of hadith!
Biruni: world history, history of pre-Islam!
Ibn Khaldun: Philosophy and methodology of
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10. Question F
What are current trends in historical
research?#
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11. Question G
What are approaches in historical research?#
#• Cultural approach
• Gender / feminist
• Marxist / socialist
• Postcolonial …
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12. Question H
What are steps in doing historical
research?
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Narrate
Synthesize, explain
Organize data
Evaluate data
Locate data
Make extensive Literature review
Identify research questions
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13. Question I
What are sources in historical research?#
#• Primary Sources: First hand access to the
events
– Documents: personal records, letters, diaries,
newspaper articles, pamphlets, essays, memos,
reports, handbooks, wills …
– Oral data: interviews, songs …
– Relics: sculpture, remains, art pieces, furniture,
clothes, archeological fragments
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14. Question J
How do we evaluate the data ?#
#Process of criticism!
External criticism:
Validity of the document. Is
it authentic or fake?
Internal criticism:
Can we trust the data.
Bias? Competency?
Inaccuracy
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15. Question K
What is oral history?#
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Oral!history!is#a#field#of#study#and#a#method#of#gathering,#
preserving#and#interpre6ng#the#voices#and#memories#of#
people,#communi6es,#and#par6cipants#in#past#
events.#Both#process#and#a#product.#
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Interviews#are#the#method#of#choice#in#oral#history.#
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!!!#life!histories!covers#usually#longer#Kme,#oral#history#
are#episodic.#
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16. Oral History#
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17. Question L
Why I should choose oral history?#
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• DemocraKc#&#allOinclusive#
• NarraKng#is#therapeuKc#&#self#discovering##
• Doable#with#few#resources#
• SomeKmes#only#possibility#resource#
– People#tend#to#remember#significant#events.##
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18. Question M
What makes historical research difficult?#
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19. Question N
What are historical research in psychotherapy?#
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21. This presentation is prepared by
Fatma Tuba Aydın
For further info visit
http://www.psikoterapi.info.tr/en/
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