Research Methodology in History

Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. The most important methodological choice researchers make is based on the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge. The book is a compulsory module, designed to help students of history acquire the variety of research skills needed to identify, initiate and complete a substantial piece of research in social, economic or cultural history. The book deals with different essential topics on research methodology in history. This book is very important in understanding research methodology in history.

Jayant Ram is Professor of History and Anthropology at reputed University. As a social activist, he was deeply involved in the social movement and did a research study on the movement. He writes regularly both for national journals and magazine publications.

Understanding both the history of the discipline you are interested in and understanding the cultural, political, and social era of the particular text you are studying depends on reading and knowing history. History's major activity is together evidence regarding the past, evaluate that evidence within the temporal scope of the period under study, and then access how that evidence contributes to our understanding of that period. Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge. Typically, it encompasses concepts such as paradigm, theoretical model, phases and quantitative or qualitative techniques. A methodology does not set out to provide solutions-it is therefore, not the same as a method. Instead, a methodology offers the theoretical underpinning for understanding which method, set of methods, or best practices can be applied to a specific case, for example, to calculate a specific result.

History's major activity is to gather evidence regarding the past, evaluate that evidence within the temporal scope of the period under study, and then access how that evidence contributes to our understanding of that period. Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge. Typically, it encompasses concepts such as paradigm, theoretical model, phases and quantitative or qualitative techniques.

Jayant Ram

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