Ch. 2-Phil. Assumptions And Interpretive Frameworks Flashcards
Describe philosophy
use of abstract ideas and beliefs that inform our research.
RE: Situating Philosophy and Interpretive Frameworks Within the Research Process, what does Phase 1 describe?
What researchers bring to the process:
- Personal hx
- Views of self/others
- Ethics and politics of research
RE: Situating Philosophy and Interpretive Frameworks Within the Research Process, what does Phase 2 describe?
How one’s beliefs (paradigms) guide actions as a researcher
- the researcher’s view of reality (ontology)
- how the researcher knows reality (epistemology)
- the value-stance taken by the inquirer (axiology)
- procedures used in the study (methodology).
RE: Situating Philosophy and Interpretive Frameworks Within the Research Process, what does Phase 3 describe?
How one’s beliefs determine research approach
RE: Situating Philosophy and Interpretive Frameworks Within the Research Process, what does Phase 4 describe?
Ways one’s research approach determines data collection and analysis
RE: Situating Philosophy and Interpretive Frameworks Within the Research Process, what does Phase 5 describe?
What contributes to one’s rigor, inferences and use of findings
Why are philosophical assumptions important in research?
- Determines Direction of research goals and outcomes.
- Scope of training and research experiences.
- Basis of evaluative criteria for research-related decisions.
What are 4 philosophical assumptions made by researchers when they undertake a qualitative study?
Beliefs about:
- ontology (the nature of reality)
- epistemology (what counts as knowledge, how knowledge claims are justified)
- axiology (the role of values in research)
- methodology (the process of research)
RE: Ontological assumptions, what are:
- Questions
- Characteristics
- Implications for Practice
- What is the nature of reality?
- Multiple views of reality
- Researcher reports different perspectives as themes develop in findings
RE: Epistemological assumptions, what are:
- Questions
- Characteristics
- Implications for Practice
- What counts as knowledge? How are knowledge claims justified?
- Subjective evidence from participants, researcher is close to the study
- Relies on quotes as evidence, researcher is insider
RE: Axiological assumptions, what are:
- Questions
- Characteristics
- Implications for Practice
- What is the role of values?
- Researcher acknowledges research is value-laden and bias is present
- Researcher openly discusses values with participants
RE: Methodological assumptions, what are:
- Questions
- Characteristics
- Implications for Practice
- What is the process of research?
- Uses inductive logic, emerging design
- Researcher works with details before generalization, describes context in detail, new questions emerge
Describe postpositivism qualitative research.
- Scientific approach
2. reductionistic, logical, empirical, cause-and-effect oriented, and deterministic based on a priori theories.
Describe social constructivist qualitative research.
- individuals seek understanding of the world in which they live and work
- They develop subjective meanings of their experiences
- Rely greatly on participants perspectives in their social and historical context
Describe transformative frameworks.
- knowledge is not neutral and it reflects the power and social relationships within society
- Qualitative research, then, should contain an action agenda for reform that may change the lives of participants.
Describe Postmodern Perspectives
knowledge claims must be set within the conditions of the world today and in the multiple perspectives of class, race, gender, and other groups
Describe pragmatism interpretive framework
- focus on the outcomes of the research
2. concern with applications—“what works”—and solutions to problems
Describe Critical Theory
- concerned with empowering human beings to transcend the constraints placed on them by race, class, and gender
- Research design in two categories: methodological, affects the ways in which people write and read, and substantive, in the theories and topics of the investigator
Describe Critical Race Theory
focuses on “studying and transforming the relationship between race, racism, and power”
