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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education Book Cover
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e
Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

Historical Research

Chapter Outline


What is Historical Research?

The Purposes of Historical Research
What Kinds of Questions Are Pursued through Historical Research?

Steps Involved in Historical Research

Defining the Problem
Locating Relevant Sources
Summarizing Information Obtained from Historical Sources
Evaluating Historical Sources

Data Analysis in Historical Research

Generalization in Historical Research

Advantages and Disadvantages of Historical Research

An Example of Historical Research

Analysis of the Study

Purpose/Justification
Definitions
Prior Research
Hypotheses
Sample
Instrumentation
Procedures/Internal validity
Data Analysis
Results and Discussion