RPH lesson 2

• content - refers to the actual material, information, or substance

  contained within a document, text, image, or any form of

  communication.
• content - It’s what the information is made of, the details, ideas,

  and messages that are being conveyed.
• content - the ideas, facts, or images that are in a book, article,

  speech, movie, etc.
• content - might include written documents like letters, diaries, official

  records, and newspapers, as well as visual sources like

  paintings, photographs, and artifacts.
• Analyzing content involves examining these material to

  extract meaning, themes and insights.
• Quantitative analysis in history, also known as

  cliometrics
• Quantitative analysis - a method of historical research that uses

  quantitative data and statistical methods to analyze

  historical trends and patterns.
• Quantitative methods are based on the collection and

  analysis of numerical data, such as census records,

  economic indicators, demographic statistics, or survey

  responses.
• quantitative analysis - economic history, social history, political history, and cultural history
• Qualitative analysis in history is a method of historical

  research that focuses on understanding the meanings,

  experiences, and contexts of historical events and

  phenomena.
• qualitative analysis - It involves the interpretation of primary sources such as diaries, letters, speeches, government documents, and other historical records to gain insights into the thoughts, motivations, and actions of people in the past.
• qualitative analysis - social and cultural, political and intellectual, gender and race
• Mixed method content analysis in history is an approach

  to historical research that combines both quantitative and

  qualitative methods to analyze historical texts and other

  sources.
• MIXED-METHOD CONTENT ANALYSIS - This approach allows historians to gain a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of historical events and phenomena by drawing on the strengths of both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• By combining quantitative and qualitative content

  analysis, historians can gain a more complete

  understanding of historical events and phenomena.
• Quantitative methods can provide a broad overview of

  patterns and trends, while qualitative methods can

  provide a deeper understanding of the meanings and

  contexts of those patterns and trends.
• context - environment, circumstances and conditions in which

  something happens or exists.
• context provides the backdrop or setting that helps us

  understand the significance and meaning of the content.
• context is the situation in which something happens : the group of

  conditions that exist where and when something

  happens.
• context involves considering the broader circumstances surrounding events, people, or documents. This can include factors like the political, social, economic, cultural, and geographical conditions of the time.
• Understanding context helps us grasp why certain things

  happened, how they were perceived, and what impact

  they had.
• components of context - POLITICAL

  CONTEXT, ECONOMIC CONTEXT, SOCIAL CONTEXT, CULTURAL CONTEXT, HISTORICAL CONTEXT
• Content and contextual analysis have a major role to

  determine an important detail or main idea, they make it

  easier to express information for the audience.
• Content and contextual analysis are connected to each

  other therefore they should fit each other.
• It is useful when researching history, in content analysis,

  it identifies the historical importance of the text, while

  contextual analysis examines the author’s main argument

  or point of view.