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The research is anchored in a post-positivistic research paradigm, using an intercultural competence survey questionnaire to determine the intercultural competence at the beginning and at the end ...

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4 Research Philosophy and Paradigm Kevin O’Gorman and Robert MacIntosh For no apparent reason, research philosophy tends to send dissertation students into a mild panic. The befuddlement caused by a range of new terminology relating to the philosophy of knowledge is unnecessary when all that you are trying to achieve is some clarity over the ...

In deciding on the research philosophy and paradigm used for this research, it was important to start by considering the different types of research philosophies. The types of research philosophy include positivism, pragmatism, realism and interpretivism (Saunders et al., 2009:108). Each research philosophy has a certain

The concept of research paradigm is one that many higher degree research students, and even early career researchers, find elusive to articulate, and challenging to apply in their research proposals. ... 2.2 Ontology of a Paradigm Ontology is a branch of philosophy concerned with the assumptions we make in order to believe that something

Scientific research philosophy is a method which, when applied, allows the scientists to generate ideas into knowledge in the context of research. There are four main trends of research philosophy that are distinguished and discussed in the works by many authors: the positivist research philosophy, interpretivist research philosophy, prag-

elements of research paradigms. A paradigm is a basic belief system and theoretical framework with assumptions about 1) ontology, 2) epistemology, 3) methodology and 4) methods. In other words, it is our way of understanding the reality of the world and studying it. We will look closely at the four components of a research paradigm. 1.1. Ontology

up. After accumulating the idea and insights on research paradigms, the paper begins with the overview of research in terms of basic features. Then, it introduces about the research paradigms as the research philosophy and followed by the major components of research paradigms viz. ontology, epistemology, methodology and axiology.

Research Philosophy, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Paradigm, Information Technology Research can be classified as either quantitati qualitative. Quantitative research. 1. numbers, hard facts, statistics, with a positivist world INTRODUCTION . 1.1. Background of this study . Research can be defined as “an original investigation

Introduction to positivist, interpretivism & critical theory Abstract Background There are three commonly known philosophical research paradigms used to guide research methods and analysis: positivism, interpretivism and critical theory. Being able to justify the decision to adopt or reject a philosophy should be part of the basis of research ...

paradigms (see Kuhn, 1970). The major reason this concept is important is that the paradigm we use to view the world, on a day-to-day basis, is very likely to influence how we conduct research. Attempting to sum-marise Kuhn’ ideas on paradigms, Long (2007: 196) stated: a paradigm is a pre-requisite of perception itself – what you see

Download full-text PDF Read full-text. ... consistent set of assumptions will constitute a credible research philosophy, which will . 4.2. ... that different research paradigms can be combined ...

Research Philosophy and Paradigm, 2016. For no apparent reason, research philosophy tends to send dissertation students into a mild panic. The befuddlement caused by a range of new terminology relating to the philosophy of knowledge is unnecessary when all that you are trying to achieve is some clarity over the status of any knowledge claims you make in your study.

As Scott & Usher, (1996 p.17) note, “research is a social practice carried out by research communities. What constitutes ‘knowledge’, ‘truth’, ‘objectivity’ and ‘correct method’ is defined by the community and through the paradigms which shape its work”. A paradigm is defined as “the entire constellation of beliefs, values and

chapter relate to the starting point of the Methods Map, labelled ‘Research Paradigm.’ We shall first consider the reasons for articulating a research philosophy, before explor - ing objective and subjective ontologies, and the epistemological positions known as positivism, critical realism, action research and interpretivism.

Understanding research paradigms are crucial as they guide scientific discoveries through ... Positivism research philosophy revolves around the researcher working with observable reality within society, leading to generalisations (Alharahshah and Pius, 2020). It has a strict focus on pure data and facts without being influenced by the human

Almost all this discussion in the qualitative research literature assumes a single paradigm conception, a conception I have referred to as the researcher-defined paradigm model (Chafe, 2023).This conception was originally proposed by Guba and Lincoln (Guba, 1978, 1990; Guba & Lincoln, 1994).While there are several variants (Donmoyer, 2008; Guba et al., 2017; Heron & Reason, 1997), core to the ...

Since the 1980s, wisdom as a concept, its dimensions, and its development have been researched intensively in many disciplines except in higher educational pedagogy. Owing to this theoretical gap in the literature, this paper asks, “What are the dimensions of wisdom in higher educational pedagogy?” The research philosophy is interpretivism with an abductive approach. The methodology uses ...

Thus, in addition to the paradigms of positivism, postpositivism, critical theory, and constructivism, we add the participatory paradigm in the present chapter (this is an excellent example, we ...