IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Paradigm: Positivism, Interpretivism, Pragmatists, and Critical Thought

Paradigm: Positivism, Interpretivism, Pragmatists, and Critical Thought
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Nisha Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 11
Source title: Social Research Methodology and Publishing Results: A Guide to Non-Native English Speakers
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Candauda Arachchige Saliya (Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6859-3.ch002

Purchase

View Paradigm: Positivism, Interpretivism, Pragmatists, and Critical Thought on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

This chapter aims to provide a simple but a complete idea about the difficult concepts in the research field. Research paradigm is a concept which is difficult for new researchers to understand and memorize. This chapter covers the key concepts in the research paradigm: ontology, epistemology, and methodology. Researchers can understand these concept and decide the best paradigm to investigate different phenomena. To make these difficult concepts simple, this chapter has been organized with brief explanations and graphs.

Related Content

Tutita M. Casa, Fabiana Cardetti, Madelyn W. Colonnese. © 2024. 14 pages.
R. Alex Smith, Madeline Day Price, Tessa L. Arsenault, Sarah R. Powell, Erin Smith, Michael Hebert. © 2024. 19 pages.
Marta T. Magiera, Mohammad Al-younes. © 2024. 27 pages.
Christopher Dennis Nazelli, S. Asli Özgün-Koca, Deborah Zopf. © 2024. 31 pages.
Ethan P. Smith. © 2024. 22 pages.
James P. Bywater, Sarah Lilly, Jennifer L. Chiu. © 2024. 20 pages.
Ian Jones, Jodie Hunter. © 2024. 20 pages.
Body Bottom