Categorieën: Alle - positivism - epistemology - deductive

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Philosophy of science and research

The philosophy of science and research methodology encompasses various approaches to understanding human perception, reality, and knowledge. Interpretivism emphasizes multiple realities shaped by context and individual experiences, seeking to understand how humans make sense of their world.

Philosophy of science and research

Philosophy of science and research

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Etic
realism, truth can be measured, objective , “stay back”
Deductive
theory → hypothesis → pattern analysis → truth starting with a theory
Objectivism
social phenomena and their meanings have an existence that is independent of social actors, social world is as concrete and real as the natural world
Positivism
generalizable, objective, one truth that does not change, social facts apart from the beliefs of an individual, social facts in a scientific and systematic way, structural forces, macroperspective, researchers are independent
Epistemology
theory of knowledge, social world is studied according to the same principles and procedures as the natural sciences, nature of knowledge, what is considered as acceptable knowledge ?

- Generalization - Validity - Data - Truth ?

Methodology

Emic
subjective approach , interaction is needed, truth is created, “dig deep, get inside”
Subjectivism
social phenomena is created from the perception that social life is the product of social interactions
Inductive

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pattern analysis → hypothesis → theory development of a theory as a result of the observations of empirical data goal of understanding a particular phenomena within a social context
Interpretivism

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“ feeling” researches , how do humans make sense of the world around them? , multiple realities shaped by context, understanding interpretations, experience of individuals/groups ,empathy with their subjects
Ontology

Why will/did you leave your existing/last job?

beliefs about reality, our perception of truth, the nature of reality, what entities operate within the reality and how they interrelate to each other

Research Methods

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The interviewer will want to see what you know about them and why you chose the company.

Doing your homework will show that you are really interested.


Quantitative Research

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collecting and analyzing numerical data
systematic empirical investigation
Qualitative Research

Why do you want to work for this company?


Think of what you can do for them, not of what they can do for you.

"context means everything"
emphasizes words rather than quantification in the collection of analyzing data
non numerical data