This book provides students with a concise introduction to the
philosophy of methodology. The book stands apart from existing
methodology texts by clarifying in a student-friendly and engaging
way distinctions between philosophical positions, paradigms of
inquiry, methodology and methods. Building an understanding of the
relationships and distinctions between philosophical positions and
paradigms is an essential part of the research process and integral
to deploying the methodology and methods best suited for a research
project, thesis or dissertation. Aided throughout by definition
boxes, examples and exercises for students, the book covers topics
such as: - Positivism and Post-positivism - Phenomenology -
Critical Theory - Constructivism and Participatory Paradigms -
Post-Modernism and Post-Structuralism - Ethnography - Grounded
Theory - Hermeneutics - Foucault and Discourse This text is aimed
at final-year undergraduates and post-graduate research students.
For more experienced researchers developing mixed methodological
approaches, it can provide a greater understanding of underlying
issues relating to unfamiliar techniques.
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