Aligning Philosophies of Science with Research Approaches

Aligning Philosophies of Science with Research Approaches

As Creswell and others explained, the qualitative approach is a departure from positivist leanings, that have commanded research for decades. Further, this has been asserted that the paradigm underpinning qualitative methodology is known by numerous names, including constructivist, naturalistic, interpretive, post-positivist, and postmodern. Positivism is linked with empirical science, which is both accurate and real. Empirical science seeks to find out the unknown by using appropriate instruments to obtain data. The data obtained are then analyzed using statistical tools to draw reliable and logical inferences. Epistemologists believe ...