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Epistemology

Epistemology. Two Major Traditions. -Quantitative Assumptions: objective measurement, numerical reliability, representative sample Outcome: Generalizable correlations -Qualitative Assumptions: relative experience importance, objectifying experience removes it from reality

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Epistemology

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  1. Epistemology

  2. Two Major Traditions -Quantitative Assumptions: objective measurement, numerical reliability, representative sample Outcome: Generalizable correlations -Qualitative Assumptions: relative experience importance, objectifying experience removes it from reality Outcome: Rich descriptions of phenomenon

  3. GubaPardigm Dialogic • Positivism: realist, dualist/objectivist, experimental/manipulative • Postpositivism: critical realist, modified objectivist, modified experimental/manipulative, natural setting • Constructivism: relativist, subjectivist, hermeneutic, dialectic Guba,E. G. (1990). The paradigm dialog. Newbury Park, Ca. SAGE Publications, Inc.

  4. Marshall, C. & Rossman, G. B. (2010). Designing qualitative research. Fifth edition. Sage Publications. Pg. 45

  5. Quantitative Strengths • Verifiable correlational data to apply – ( e.g. more time in class correlated to higher achievement) • More examples?

  6. Qualitative Strengths • “Narrative research studies the whole person in context and examines whole lives. Stories convey information in a present time sense and include a felt sense, giving new perspectives and clarity to understanding experiences. The patterns of these experiences become apparent. Storytelling taps unconscious emotional material and memories that contain salient content about an event(Nelson et al, 2008, pg. 128).” • Nelson, A., McClintock, C., Nash Shawver, M., Perez-Ferguson, A. & Thompson, G. (2008). Storytelling narratives: social bonding as key for youth at risk. Child and Youth Care Form, 37, 127-137

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