Basics Flashcards
What is theory?
Set of abstract statements and rule that attempt to model reality.
What is operational definition?
How you measure a variable.
What is participatory action research?
Work with entities and active core research by and for those who are helped.
What is grounded theory?
When you embed yourself in your surrounding and in the context of the group you want to study and let your theory build from the ground up.
What is social constructivism?
The idea that something does not exist in reality but is a result of human interaction.
What is positivism?
Every rationally justifiable asseration can be scientifically verified or it capable or logical or mathematical proof.
Does positivism rely on deductive or inductive thinking?
Deductive.
What is deductive thinking?
General to specific.
What does grounded theory rely on?
Inductive.
What is inductive reasoning?
Specific to general. Observations first.
