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Lee Hole – Qualitative Research Journal, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to support potential users of thematic analysis (as outlined by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke). Researchers with the intention of applying thematic analysis are advised to consider the theoretical framework of their work and how differing ontological and epistemological standpoints influences their…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Epistemology, Guidance
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Sun, Lulu C. H. – Writing On the Edge, 2003
Considers how to represent students and their writings in composition research, specifically how to represent the students themselves. Suggests that when contemplating the "Guidelines for the Ethical Treatment of Students and Student Writing in Composition Studies," educators need to consider their epistemological stance, their choices in…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Ethics, Guidelines, Higher Education
Greenwood, Davydd J.; Levin, Morten – 1998
This book defines an epistemological agenda for action research, one that challenges the conventional academic social sciences on epistemological and ethical grounds. It gives an overview of different approaches so that researchers can find their own perspectives within the field. Methodologies and fieldwork tools are described. The chapters are:…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Epistemology, Research Methodology
Hoshmand, Lisa – 1983
This paper describes a graduate curriculum in research and philosophy of science that was developed over a number of years at the California State University-Fullerton Counseling Program. The three objectives of the curriculum are presented, i.e., to provide a forum for discussion of issues generic to psychology; to provide a framework for…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Counselor Training, Course Descriptions, Epistemology
Mason, Jennifer – 1997
This book is intended to explain principles of qualitative research to potential researchers and to provide them with a set of tools, and guidelines for critical thinking as they carry out such research. The chapters are organized around the elements of the research process which require decisions. Following an introductory chapter, Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Epistemology, Interviews
Imel, Susan; Kerka, Sandra; Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
Directed at practitioners in adult and career education, this document defines qualitative research, compares qualitative research to quantitative research, describes the "war" between proponents of each kind of research, describes how to assess qualitative research, and explains how to choose and use qualitative techniques. Pitfalls of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Bias