20 Questions
According to the text, what are research paradigms also known as?
Paradigms
What are research paradigms in the context of scientific research?
Fundamental convictions for gaining knowledge in the research process
What is the role of research paradigms in approaching scientific research?
To guide the underlying assumptions of a research project
How do research paradigms influence the research process?
By providing a framework for gaining knowledge
What is the significance of research paradigms in addressing different research questions?
They provide a different scientific approach for each question
In scenario A, what type of research paradigm is likely to be applied?
Explanatory paradigm
What is the focus of the understanding research paradigm?
Subjectivity of the researcher
What makes standardization of the research process more difficult in scenario B?
Variability of attitudes about ethics
Which research paradigm aims to exclude the subjectivity of the researcher as much as possible?
Explanatory paradigm
What motivates research fields in which little or no theoretical approaches exist?
Understanding paradigm
What are research paradigms?
Assumptions underlying scientific research
How do research paradigms influence the research process?
By guiding the choice of research questions
In scenario A, what type of research paradigm is likely to be applied?
Positivist paradigm
What is the significance of research paradigms in addressing different research questions?
They provide the underlying assumptions from which knowledge is gained
Which research paradigm aims to exclude the subjectivity of the researcher as much as possible?
Positivist paradigm
What is the focus of the explanatory research paradigm?
Searching for universally valid laws
What makes standardization of the research process more difficult in scenario B?
Variability of organizations and attitudes
What is ontology concerned with in the context of research paradigms?
What can one say is true
What is the fundamental difference between the understanding and explanatory research paradigms?
Role of the researcher in the research process
What does the understanding research paradigm assume about reality?
Reality arises through interpretation
Explore the fundamental convictions and assumptions underlying scientific research through the concept of research paradigms. Consider the steps taken in prior studies and the basic assumptions of your own research project.
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