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Topic 2: Generalities: Epistemological Foundations of quantitative…
Topic 2: Generalities: Epistemological Foundations of quantitative research
Term epistemology
Is the
philosophy
of
knowledge
Is from
the word
epistêmê
First epistemology
is
identified
with a
positivist
worldview
its view
is
objective
also
known
as
realist
positivist
In
Quantitative research
the results
in
sample sizes
is
large
Positivism
holds
that
valid
knowledge
Third epistemology
identified
as
pragmatism
mixed
methods
approach
Quantitative method
Qualitative method
Second epistemology
is
experiential
realism
is not
possible
to observe
the world
only
objectively
Four paradigms
Interpretivism
Criticalism
Post-positivism
Postmodernism
Subjectivism
fundamental
of
all
measure
and
law
