class 4 - NOT DONE

Question 1

What do the sub categories mean:

Answer 1

Ontology - nature of reality
Epistemology - nature of knowledge
Axiology - ethics
Methodology - method of research

Question 2

post/positivism

Answer 2

(evidence based and scientific method based) empiricists

Ontology → reality is objective, there is only 1 reality and can be measured

Epistemology→ knowledge is empirically confirmed or disconfirmed

Axiology→ all inquiries should be value free

methodology→ quantitative research

Question 3

Interpretivism

Answer 3

(ways people try to make meaning)

i) Phenomenology: What seems true may be very personal, not based on universal laws.
ii) Hermeneutics: the meaning from text

Ontology→ no ONE reality, no ONE identity, and no ONE truth. Everything can be fluid.

Epistemology→knowledge is subjective

Axiology→your own values carry into your research

Methodology→you want to understand people’s experiences

Question 4

Transformationism

Answer 4

Ontology→reality is based on history and who controls where you live

Epistemology→knowledge lies in the struggles of those who are oppressed

Axiology→social justice

Methodology→using research to inform and create awareness

Question 5

Pragmatism

Answer 5

Ontology→ whatever works for people

Epistemology→whatever knowledge helps people solve their problems

Axiology→what will help you and the participant reach a goal?

Methodology→mixed methods