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Philosophy of research is basically related to the fact that there is no overarching, generally accepted truth. Statements about reality are based on assumptions and mankind has continuously researched into the world around basing this research on assumptions. The quest to understand has thus also led to a philosophy of research.
There are several philosophical justifications for the experimental research method in sociology. The idea of experimental research is founded on the principle of observation. The coordinator of the experiment is manipulating a variable or variables in order to obtain a certain manifestation from another variable. The latter is monitored in order to better understand a particular sociological group for which the respective variable is representative.
The philosophical justification in sociology is that experimental research emphasizes the causal relationship between variables. By reducing sociological realities, particularly the relationships between individuals, to variables and almost statistical information, one can better ensure that the eventual result mirrors the sociological reality.
Another philosophical explanation could be that experimental research is more suitable to analyze groups of individuals. Philosophically speaking, experimental research is based on...
The analyzer pulls back and allows the participants to interact with one another in a non-deterministic manner. This, in turn, guarantees, to some degree, the fact that the interactions are natural, reflecting a reality.
So, experimental research is more appropriate in sociology because the element that is researched here does not require a minute individual examination, but rather an analysis of the evolution, the interactions and of processes and larger group characteristics. The researcher can pull back and simply observe. There is a distinct lack of subjectivism in this scenario, because of the lack of intervention.
Experimental research implies a deductive approach, by which the researcher starts with a theory that he wants to prove. He associates variables to this theory, manipulates them and observes the result of these manipulations in society or in a group. The results of the observations are likely to confirm or infirm the validity of the initial theory.
With participant observation, the researcher is immersed in the group he is studying. The advantages of this type of immersion is that observation is keener, more focused on details and more directed towards individual parts of the group rather than the group as…
She was almost radical in her approach to healthcare and healing. By radical, I mean that she was the type of individual who aimed to solve matters by getting to the root of the problem. She was more interested in solving the problem and not the symptoms of an underlying issue. She used a systems thinking methodology that made her overall approach to healthcare a faith-based philosophy. Although she used
Empiricism is fundamentally the belief that all knowledge is eventually resultant from the senses and experience, and that all conceptions can be linked back to data from the senses. John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume are considered to be three of the most persuasive empiricists in philosophy. The key aspects that the philosophies of these three empiricists have are that knowledge develops from sensory experience. However, it is imperative
Healthcare is one of the most important arenas for applied ethics and social justice. The concept of universal healthcare can be considered from a number of different ethical standpoints including consequential and deontological perspectives (Daniels 1). An ethical consequentialist approach could focus on the net gains to the society from offering universal healthcare coverage to all persons, or the net gains of improved overall quality of life in a more
Nearing the end of the 1960s, the analytic or language philosophy became the central focus point which led to the isolation of the classroom setting and the problems that came with it (Greene, 2000). Most of the educational philosophers of the time were inclined towards restricting themselves to the official aspects and problems like the sovereignty of the system without any influence from the society and the surrounding environment and
Moreover, the researcher who falsifies the data is prone to legal action as has been the case in the past when researchers have falsified research results (Normile C, 2006). Therefore, in order to deal with this grave issue, it is important to ensure that the data being incorporated in the research paper has been properly handled and it is being reported correct. Ensuring this would satisfy the ethical standards
Spotlighting Samplings 4 Qualitative Research Research Choices 6 the Phenomenology Method The Ethnography Method DEPTH Four Qualitative Approach Comparison Strengths and Critiques of Case Studies "A research design indicates the full research process from conceptualization of the research problem, generation of data, analysis and interpretation of findings, and dissemination of results" (Magilvy & Thomas, 2009, What and Why… Section, ¶ 4). The Question of Interest What type of research design should the researcher use? To answer the study's critical research