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Ch. 2 Epistemological Bases for Qualitative Research (Research Project…
Ch. 2
Epistemological Bases
for Qualitative Research
Research Project
starting point
Set of Assumptions
answer the
3
Ep. Questions
What kind of Knowledge
do I aim to
create
?
What are the
Assumptions
I make bt' the (
material/social/psychological
)
world(s)
I study?
How do I conceptualize the
Role of the Researcher
in the research process? ...
3 Approaches to
Knowledge Production
(available to
Qual. Researchers
)
Realist
A,
Ontological
Assumption
there is a
World beyond Perception
Knowledge Represents Reality
Correspondentivist
Theory of Truth
can Understand
What
happens,
How
and
Why
Knowledge
Independent from
the
Researchers
Research as
Discovery
Range:
Naive - Critical
Direct
Realism
Data +/- Directly Represent Reality
Critical
Data
can tell smth
bt' Real World
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Phenomenological
A.
Knowledge
bt'
Subjective Experience
What's it Like to experience
feelings, thoughts, perceptions
Ontology
Experiences
are
Real
No
Claim to Explain
Why
Range:
Descriptive - Interpretative
Descriptive
Capture the Experince
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Interpretative
Capture Exp., but also
its
Meaning
within a
Social/Cultural context
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Social Constructionist
A.
Ontology
Social Construction
of
Knowledge
how ppl Construct
Versions of Reality
through Language
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Reality
is
Socially Constructed
,
through
Language
(/
Discuorse
)
Knowledge bt'
Processes of Constructing Knowledge
Language
is Key
other Assumption
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form
of
Social Action
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Relativist
(not always)
depends on the Version of Reality
Constructed through Lang./Discourse
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Range:
Radical - Moderate
Radical
Ways
speakers in part.
Social Contexts
deploy Discursive
resources
to
Achieve
an interactional obj.
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Moderate
(Less Relativist)
connection
btw:
a part. Discursive Construction and
wider SocioCultural context
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Methodological
Pluralism
Data can Tell diff.
things
depending on
Questions
we ask
New Questions require
New Interpretations
Realist/Phen./Soc.Constr.
Not Mutually Exclusive, but
Complementary
Each diff. aspects:
Realism
:
Processes
Phen
.:
Experiences
Soc.Constr
.:
Versions of Reality Constructed
2 approaches:
Integration
No Integration
How a Researcher Chooses
amg them
formulate
a
Research Question
needs
Clarify
what we Want to Know
identify
the
Ep. Orientation
Pro/Cons
what
kind
of
Knowledge produced
what
Methods
of
Data Collection/Analysis
help
Answer
the
Research Q.
?
a) which
Method
/s of data
Analysis
appropriate
to the
Res. Q.
?
b) which
Method/s
of data
Collection
appropriate
to the
Method of data Analysis
?
they're
Interdependent
None can be Chosen Separately
from the other -
'a)' <--> 'b)'
some cases the 2
come as a
Unit
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