Kategorier: Alle - positivism - pragmatism

af Martin Garcia 3 år siden

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The epistemological foundations of quantitative research

The text explores the various epistemological foundations underpinning quantitative research, delving into different philosophical approaches. It highlights interpretivism, which emphasizes human interest and understanding actions and lifestyles, and criticalism, which focuses on examining social conditions and advocating for change.

The epistemological foundations of quantitative research

Created by: Amy Garcia Z.

The epistemological foundations of quantitative research

Underlying philosophies

Postmodernism
Not a single truth
Reality is contextualized
Criticalism
Social conditions.
Change limiting
Interpretivism
Human interest

Discover

Sense of action

Lifestyle

Intentions

Motives

Subjectivism
Subjective experience
Positivism
The truth

A posteriori knowledge.

Epistemologies

Pragmatism
Mixed-methods

Quantitative and qualitative methods

Experiential realism
Not just observation

Interaction with the world

Post-positivism
Knowledge

Human conjectures

Empirical reality

Representative results

Systematic investigation

Numeric and invariable data

Greek word

Philosophy of knowledge