How do we know?
The positivist view of research
• science is a way to learn the TRUTH
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Positivist View
The positivist view of research
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science is a way to learn the TRUTH science is DETERMINISTIC
Positivist View
A post-positivist view of research
• Similarity between common sense and science
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Post-Positivist பைடு நூலகம்iew
A post-positivist view of research
The positivist view of research
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science is a way to learn the TRUTH science is DETERMINISTIC science is MECHANISTIC science uses METHODS
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Positivist View
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The positivist view of research
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science is a way to learn the TRUTH science is DETERMINISTIC science is MECHANISTIC science uses METHODS science only deals with what we can see or measure - EMPIRICISM the best way to learn the truth is to EXPERIMENT science is OBJECTIVE
A post-positivist view of research
• Similarity between common sense and science • NATURAL SELECTION model of knowing • MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES and TRIANGULATION • Observation is THEORY-LADEN
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Positivist View
The positivist view of research
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science is a way to learn the TRUTH science is DETERMINISTIC science is MECHANISTIC
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Positivist View
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Positivist View
The positivist view of research
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science is a way to learn the TRUTH science is DETERMINISTIC science is MECHANISTIC science uses METHODS science only deals with what we can see or measure - EMPIRICISM the best way to learn the truth is to EXPERIMENT
Positivism and Post-Positivism
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How do we come to know the world?
Epistemology • the philosophy of knowing Methodology • an approach to knowing
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Post-Positivist View
Critical Realism
• believe there’s a reality that we should try to ‘get right’ • critical of our ability to ever get it perfectly right
Positivist View
The positivist view of research
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science is a way to learn the TRUTH science is DETERMINISTIC science is MECHANISTIC science uses METHODS science only deals with what we can see or measure - EMPIRICISM
• Similarity between common sense and science • NATURAL SELECTION model of knowing
random variation
selective retention
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Post-Positivist View
A post-positivist view of research
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Post-Positivist View
A post-positivist view of research
• Similarity between common sense and science • NATURAL SELECTION model of knowing • MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES and TRIANGULATION • Observation is THEORY-LADEN • NONREDUCTIONIST
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• Similarity between common sense and science • NATURAL SELECTION model of knowing • MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES and TRIANGULATION
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Post-Positivist View