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Methodology Chapter (Research Paradigm (Logical Positivism (Durkheim ('…
Methodology Chapter
Research Paradigm
Logical Positivism
Durkheim
'social facts must be treated as things'
Max Weber
'sociology must be value free'
Myrdal, G
'objectivity is an illusion'
Merton
topic choice influenced by preferences and ideology
Cakir, M
definition of positivism
Researcher should make his value preference clear
Kuhn, T
defines a 'paradigm'
a world view of a scientific community
Hermeneutics
meaning and understanding
Bernstein (1991)
always pre-judgement and prejudice
how is knowledge acquired?
Validity and Reliability
how did you ensure these?
generalisable?
Bell (2004)
Cakir (2012)
Wolf (2004)
Data Analysis
how did you analyse the data?
describe coding
describe text analysis
how did you decide on presentation of data?
graphs? tables? direct quotes?
Research Method and Design
describe various instruments available
why were surveys best choice for answering research questions?
why did you not choose others?
how was research carried out?
how many were sent?
how many came back?
how did you pilot?
Research Sample
population
sample
sampling techniques
variables in sample
Limitations
original proposal
ethos
generalisability
time constraints
Ethics
BERA guidelines
ethics form info
GDPR
Reflexivity
what is your role / interest?