This chapter provides an overview of the philosophical assumptions that underly qualitative research, including the types of logics employed as well as the axiological, epistemological, and ...
This chapter reviews some of the major overarching philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry and includes some historical background for each. Taking a “big picture” view, the chapter discusses post-positivism, constructivism, critical theory, feminism, and queer theory and offers a brief history of these approaches; considers the ontological, epistemological, and axiological ...
In this paper, I discuss and critically assess how the relationship between philosophy of science and qualitative methods is presented and discussed in research on qualitative research methods educ...
This maturity is reflected in the wide variety of philosophical approaches to qualitative research that have now firmly taken root. In this chapter, we review some of the major overarching philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry and include some historical background for each.
This article delves into the philosophical underpinnings and methodological frameworks of positivism, phenomenology and critical sociology as they apply to the study of human behaviour within the social sciences. Originating from distinct historical contexts, these approaches offer contrasting perspectives on knowledge construction and interpretation. Positivism rooted in empirical observation ...
The purpose of this article is to describe qualitative methods, specifically the philosophical assumptions and stance, paradigms, and the conceptual-theoretical aspect including the deductive-inductive perspectives of a natu-ralistic inquiry with the focus on phenomenology using a phenomenological study as an exemplar.
For example, articles on this topic embody many different ways to approach qualitative social science research, namely, facet theory, 1 bricolage, 2 life stories, and psychological phenomenology. 3 Furthermore, the inquiries are of varying designs such as cross-sectional, longitudinal, intervention studies, and a review.
Therefore, understanding the underlying philosophies of qualitative research is crucial for researchers, especially those who are just starting their journey in this field.
Abstract This chapter reviews some of the major overarching philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry and includes some historical background for each approach. Taking a “big picture” view, the chapter discusses postpositivism, constructivism, critical theory, feminism, and queer theory and offers a brief history of these approaches; considers the ontological, epistemological, and ...
• Where do philosophy and interpretive frameworks (theory) fit into the overall process of research? • Why is it important to understand the philosophical assumptions? • What four philosophical assumptions exist when you choose qualitative research? • How are these philosophical assumptions used and written into a qualitative study?
This chapter reviews some of the major overarching philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry and includes some historical background for each. Taking a "big picture" view, the chapter discusses post-positivism, constructivism, critical theory, feminism, and queer theory and offers a brief history of these approaches; considers the ontological, epistemological, and axiological assumptions ...
It reviews the following major overarching philosophical approaches that guide and structure qualitative research: postpositivism, constructivism, critical theory, feminism, and queer theory.
Each approach represents an interpretation of the qualitative paradigm in nursing research, grounded in the general perspective of phenomenological philosophy. This perspective focuses on phenomena as they appear and recognizes that reality is subjective and a matter of appearances for us in our social world.
The main philosophical stances on qualitative research that are covered in this essay are constructivism, interpretive, positivism, post-positivism, and critical theory.
This chapter reviews some of the major overarching philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry and includes some historical background for each. Taking a “big picture” view, the chapter discusses post-positivism, constructivism, critical theory, feminism, and queer theory and offers a brief history of these approaches; considers the ontological, epistemological, and axiological ...
Qualitative researchers have underscored the importance of not only understanding the beliefs and theories that inform our research but also actively writing about them in our reports and studies. This chapter highlights various philosophical assumptions that have occupied the minds of qualitative researchers for some years and the various theoretical and interpretive frameworks that enact ...
Phenomenology as a research methodology is based on Edmund Husserl's and Martin Heidegger's philosophy of phenomenology, which addresses the subject of human experience. It is one of the commonly used methodologies in health sciences research. This second editorial in the series titled “Focus on Qualitative Data Analysis” aims to provide researchers with guidance on how to choose ...
The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the field of qualitative research. Divided into eight parts, the forty chapters address key topics in the field such as approaches to qualitative research (philosophical perspectives), narrative inquiry, field research, and interview methods, text, arts-based, and internet ...
