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Ch. 1 from Recipes to Adventures (Research Methods (Epistemological…
Ch. 1
from Recipes to Adventures
Research Methods
ways of Approaching & Answering question
ways of Justifying an Answer
Epistemological Positions
Scientific Method
Empiricism
Hypotetico-Deductivism
Positivism
Critique
of the Scient. Method
Fail to acknowledge:
historical, cultural, social
...
...
factors
in Knowledge Formation
Hypothetico-Deductivism ...
... is Elitist
... is a
Myth
Kuhn &
Normal/Special science - Paradigm shifts
... not provides nuf space 4 Theory Dev.
Feminist Critique
Male as the Norm
Role of the Researcher
who has a '
God's eye view
'
Alternatively ->
Reflexivity
available to
Qualitative Researchers
Social Constructionism
Realist
Phenomenological
Qualitative Research
there are
diff.
Qualitative MethodologieS
Methodology & Method
Methodology
General Approach
to studying Research Topics
ex. Social Constructionist Methodology
much More
Influenced
by
the
Researcher's Epistemological Position
Method
Specific
Research
Technique
of Data
Analysis
of Data
Collection
Not all
Methods are
Compatible
w all Methodologies
from
diff.
Epistemological Positions
Shared Concerns,
Qualitative Methodolog
Y
Goals
Describe and Explain
events & exp.
but
Never Predict
Focus on
Meaning
:
Quality of Experience
rather than:
Cause-Effect relationships
'
little q
' &
'
big Q
'
q
application of
Non-Numerical Data Collection techniques
into
Hypothetico-Deductive Research Designs
Q
Open-Ended and Inductive
Research Methodologies,
concerned w:
Theory Generation
and
Exploration of Meaning
ex.:
Empiricist qualitative researchers
Social Constructionist qualitative researchers
Epistemology
Reflexivity
Personal
R.
bt' the
Researcher
Epistemological
R.
bt'
Assumptions
in the Research Questions,
in the Ep. Position and its Ontology,
in Methodology, Internal and External Validity, ...
Critical Language Awareness
Language as Constructive
3 Epistemological Questions:
What
kind of Knowledge
does the Methodology
aim to Produce
?
depends on
the
Ep. Position
(What can be known and
How
)
What kinds
of
Assumptions
does the Methodology
make
bt' the
World
?
Ontology
: what is there to know?
Assumptions bt' the Nature of the World
How
does the Methodology
stands
bt'
the
Role of the Researcher
in the Research Process?
Researcher
as
Witness
(Discover) or
Author
(Create)?
Positions range from:
Naive Realist
, to
Radical Relativist