Critical realism /
Critical realism refers to a philosophical position on the world and science. All good social research has ontological foundations, which means a theory of what there is to study, even if these are not explicitly stated. Researchers start with convictions, theories, hypotheses, opinions, understandi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Theoretical foundations of qualitative research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Critical realism refers to a philosophical position on the world and science. All good social research has ontological foundations, which means a theory of what there is to study, even if these are not explicitly stated. Researchers start with convictions, theories, hypotheses, opinions, understandings, and assumptions about the world. They then seek to explore, improve, refine, advance, prove, or repudiate these assumptions. It is the connection between these commitments and the contents of their research practices that forms a researcher's overall approach. In simple terms, ontological ideas about what the world is influence what can be learned about the world or what questions about the world can be asked (i.e., epistemology) and how they can be answered (i.e., research methods). This entry considers how a ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529745962 1529745969 9781526421036 1526421038 |