T2: Epistemological foundations of quantitative research
Quantitative research
Is a
Sistematic
Investigation
Of a
Social phenomenon
Specific
Research methodology
Which uses
Statistical
Mathematical
Computational
The term Epistemology
Comes from
The Greek term:
EpistĂŞmĂŞ
(Knowlegde)
Is:
The philosophy
of knowledge
The way
How we
come
to know
Epistemologies underlying theory and practice
Positivism
States that
"certain"
Positive knowlegde
Is based on
Natural phenomena
Subtopic
Valid knowledge
is found
only
in a posteriori knowledge.
Finding the truth
is the ultimate
goal
of science
Post Positivism
States that
there is a reality
independent of
our thinking
about which
science can study
all observation is
fallible
Imperfect
all theory is
Revisable
Getting information
about reality
since
all measurement
is imperfect
is the goal
of science
Subjectivism
Gives primacy to
subjective experience as
fundamental of
all measure
law.
Interpretivism
States that
researchers
are able to
interpret
components
of the study
social constructions as
language
consciousness
shared meanings
instruments
Criticalism
Confronts
predictable knowledge
foundations
methodologies
Goal:
to change
limiting
social conditions
Includes:
the deep assessment
The evaluation
Postmodernism
Rejects
the idea that
science
can be regarded
as objective
is universal
and the
“paradigm of all true knowledge”
States that
There is no
Probability
of reaching
Objective
Knowledge
Quantitative VS qualitative
Qualitative approach
States that
World is
a reality
Not completely
Objective
But
Relative
Could be
Ethnography
Phenomenology
Grounded Theory
Feminist research
Quantitative approach
Results:
Are based
on
bigger sample sizes
Avoid
Subjectivist
Influences
Focuses on:
Numeric
Invariable
Meticulous
Convergent
States that
World is
a reality
that can be
empirically determined
Objective
Realist
Or positivist
Based on:
Cause
Consequence
Quantitative research study
Key elements
Topic or question
Previous research
Hypothesis
Research methodology or instrumentaltion
Litertature review
Expert network
Research study
Results analyzed
Restate research problem
Summarize
Key findings
of the research
Describe results
Techniques
To
Analyze
Information collected
Test a hypotesis
Proposed
That could be
True
False
Reasoning
Data
To
find
An optimum solution
To
A defined problem.
Need a
Researcher's
Immersion
In
Different levels
Are tools to
access to
socially constructed reality
quantitative or qualitative
that make
affirmations
of scientific objectivity
of society and culture
by relating
knowledge from
the social sciences
the humanities
to defy power structures
