Paradigm: Positivism, Interpretivism, Pragmatists, and Critical Thought

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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

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science / Research Methods

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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.

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