Lecture 11 - Mixed Methods & Qualitative Approaches

Question 1

What is Ontology

Answer 1

• The study of being
• Refers to your view of reality and to what extent reality truly exists and can be captured through research
• Ontology is concerned with what is true or real

Question 2

What is Epistemology

Answer 2

• Theory of knowledge
• Refers to the principles of what can be known & how you can know it
  -that is, how you can find out about it

Question 3

What is Phenomenology

Answer 3

The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view

Question 4

What is Constructivism

Answer 4

• Reality needs to be interpreted & understood from the point of view of individuals themselves

-don’t ask research questions that are right or wrong
-instead, ask Qs that allow insights on HOW & WHY reality is interpreted

Question 5

What is Positivism

Answer 5

• Guided by the principles of objectivity and deductive logic
• The ontological view of positivism is that there’s a single truth or reality ‘out there’
  -a researcher’s task is to seek to identify ‘the truth’