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Qualitative Research Method

Research Philosophy

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What is Research Philosophy ?

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Qualitative Research Method Research Philosophy is an over-arching term

relating to the development of knowledge and the nature of that knowledge.

Research philosophy is a system of beliefs and assumptions about the development of knowledge.

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Pillars of Research Philosophy

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Positivism (Reality)• Interpretivism

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Realism • Pragmatism

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Positivism

• Human are expected to be rationale.

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Objectivity and precision is important • Measurement, measures, tools and procedures

are very important

• research is value-free

• The researcher is independent, taking the role

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Interpretivism

• Interpretivism involves the researchers tointerpret elements of the study – it integrateshuman interest into a study.

• Interpretive researchers assume that access to

reality is only through social constructions such as language, consciousness, shared meanings,and instruments.

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Interpretivism

• Social world is constructed

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Social world is given meaning subjectively • The researcher is part of what is observed

• Research is driven by interests

• Research is not value-free

• Social phenomenon is understood by looking at

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Realism

• Realism is a research philosophy that shares principles of positivism and interpretivism.

• Realism is define as the view that entities exist independently of being perceived, or

independently of our theories about them.• Realism is the view that theories refer to real

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Pragmatism

• Pragmatism is a late 19th century and early

century school of philosophy, which considers practical consequences or real effects to be vital components of both meaning and truth.

• Pragmatism asserts that concepts are only relevant where they support action.

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Research assumptions

• Ontology refers to assumptions about the nature of

reality.• Epistemology concerns assumptions about

knowledge, what constitutes acceptable, valid, and

legitimate knowledge, and it can be communicated to others.

• Axiology refers to the role of values and ethics

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Ontology

• What is the nature of reality?

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What is the world like? e.g.-what are organisations like?

-what is it like being in organisations?

-what is it like being a manager?

-what is it like being managed?

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Epistemology

• How can we know what we know?

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What is consider acceptable knowledge?• What constitutes good-quality data?

• What kinds of contribution to knowledge can me made?

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xiology

• What is the role of values in research?

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How should we treat our own values when weconduct research?

• How should we deal with values of the research

participants?

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Deduction

Deduction is a form of inference that purports to be

conclusive.

Deduction begins with theory, hypothesis, then

conducts research to test whether the theories and hypothesis can be proven true with specific cases.

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Induction

• Induction does not have the same strength of

relationship between reasons and conclusions.

• Induction is more open-ended and exploratory

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