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Context Based Inferences in Research Methodology: The Role of Culture in Justifying Knowledge Claims
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Direct linkEvers, Colin W.; Mason, Mark – Comparative Education, 2011
Drawing on work in epistemology and the philosophy of science, this paper seeks to provide very general reasons for why a comparative perspective needs to be applied to the inferential procedures of research methodologies where these concern the issue of justifying knowledge claims. In particular, the paper explores the role of culture on a number…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Inferences, Epistemology, Role
