Chapter 4 Flashcards
Epistemology refers to:
Acceptable knowledge in a field of study.
If your research philosophy reflects the principles of positivism, then you will probably:
Adopt the philosophical stance of the natural scientist.
Which of the following is a data collection method?
The interview.
Which of these is a philosophical concern for fact or reality and a rejection of the impractical?
Realism.
Interpretivism refers to:
An epistemology that advocates that it is necessary for the researcher to understand differences between humans in our role as social actors.
Symbolic interactionism is:
A continual process of interpreting the social world around us.
Pragmatism argues:
That the most important determinant of the research philosophy adopted is the research question.
Recognising our own values in the pursuit of research is essential because:
It allows us to be honest with ourselves about what may influence our research.
The radical change paradigm is:
A valuable way of adopting a critical stance on organizational life.
Defining hypotheses is a useful way of approaching research because:
It allows the development of testable propositions.
Combining deductive and inductive approaches to research will:
Develop a research approach which fits the research question and objectives.
Buchanan et al. (1988:59) argue that ‘needs, interests and preferences (of the researcher) . . . are typically overlooked but are central to the progress of fieldwork’. Is this:
A realization that we are likely to sustain or interest longer if we’re conducting or research in a way that we prefer?
The word paradigm means:
A theoretical framework.
Carefully study the stages below. Do they refer to Induction or Deduction? Theory developed. Hypothesis worded. Observations made. Hypothesis tested on data. Theory revised
Deduction.
Carefully study the stages below. Do they refer to Induction or Deduction? Observations made. Theory developed. Hypothesis worded. Hypothesis tested on data. Theory revised
Induction.
