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  1. The Four Types of Research Paradigms: A Comprehensive Guide

    Both quantitative and qualitative methods can be used with this paradigm. 4. Constructivist Research Paradigm. Constructivism asserts that reality is a construct of our minds; therefore, reality is subjective. Constructivists believe that all knowledge comes from our experiences and reflections on those experiences and oppose the idea that ...

  2. Planning Qualitative Research: Design and Decision Making for New

    Qualitative research draws from interpretivist and constructivist paradigms, seeking to deeply understand a research subject rather than predict outcomes, as in the positivist paradigm (Denzin & Lincoln, 2011).

  3. Constructivist Grounded Theory or Interpretive Phenomenology

    Constructivist grounded theory arose from the influences of Glaserian grounded theory and Straussian grounded theory (Charmaz et al., 2018). Interpretive phenomenology, both a philosophy and a research methodology, originated within the work of the phenomenological philosophers Husserl and Heidegger ( Dowling, 2007 ; Mackey, 2005 ; Munhall, 1989 ).

  4. 6 The Constructivist Paradigm and Phenomenological Qualitative Research

    Pilarska, Justyna. "6 The Constructivist Paradigm and Phenomenological Qualitative Research Design" In Research Paradigm Considerations for Emerging Scholars edited by Anja Pabel, Josephine Pryce and Allison Anderson, 64-83. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Channel View Publications, 2021.

  5. Reconsidering Constructivism in Qualitative Research

    This article examines constructivism, a paradigm in qualitative research that has been propagated by Egon Guba, Yvonna Lincoln, and Norman Denzin. A distinction is made between whether the basic presuppositions of constructivism are credible compared to those of a competing paradigm and whether constructivism's beliefs are internally consistent.

  6. Linking Paradigms and Methodologies in a Qualitative Case Study Focused

    Research paradigms are essential to producing rigorous research (Brown & Dueñas, 2019).They represent a researcher's beliefs and understandings of reality, knowledge, and action (Crotty, 2020; Guba & Lincoln, 1994).In qualitative research, a wide variety of paradigms exist and qualitative researchers select paradigms which are theoretically aligned with their views of how power relates to ...

  7. Chapter 2: Foundations of qualitative research

    Qualitative research is embedded in the interpretivist, or constructivist paradigm. The understandings and beliefs of interpretivism or constructivism can be considered in terms of: Assumptions and values: The research seeks to understand what it is to be human, and the significance and meanings people ascribe to life events.

  8. Constructivism: learning theories and approaches to research

    When conducting research from a constructivist worldview, it is common to hear discussions of the following three terms: relativist, transactional and subjectivist. References Creswell , J. ( 2009 ) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches , 3rd edn.

  9. Doing social constructivist research means making empathic and

    From their shared concerns, two aspects of research are considered, research as: (1) a creative and transformative activity; and (2) as an affective, cognitive and embodied activity. Hence, authentic social constructivist research must deal with the empathic and aesthetic aspects of the researcher-participant relationship.

  10. Constructivist paradigm and phenomenological qualitative research

    Abstract. The chapter tackles constructivist paradigm and phenomenology, as combined by the author in her PhD research project concerning the process of conceptualising identities in a culturally ...

  11. Constructivism: learning theories and approaches to research

    The chapter then focuses on constructivist approaches to research: its traditions and methods. It provides examples from various disciplines including clinical medicine, healthcare profession education and nursing. The chapter explains how the philosophy of constructivism gives rise to certain theories of learning which we rely on in our daily ...

  12. Full article: Philosophical Paradigms in Qualitative Research Methods

    Similar recommendations are found in Wagner et al.'s systematic review, which identified several studies that recommended that "students should be exposed to philosophy of science and epistemological debates related to qualitative research" (Citation 2019, p. 12), and that "paradigms linked to qualitative research be introduced in the first year and sustained throughout a curriculum ...

  13. Constructivism Research Philosophy

    Type of research: Qualitative: Quantitative: Mixed: Methods: Open-ended questions, emerging approaches, text and/or image data: Closed-ended questions, pre-determined approaches, numeric data: ... Table 2 Types of constructivism paradigm . If you choose to use constructivism philosophy in your dissertation, you will have to explain the ...

  14. Constructivist, Interpretivist Approaches to Human Inquiry

    Abstract. examine interpretivism, beginning with a general sketch of some critical issues in social science epistemology that shape this family of persuasions / single out several particular ...

  15. Reconsidering Constructivism in Qualitative Research

    This article examines constructivism, a paradigm in qualitative research that has been propagated by Egon Guba, Yvonna Lincoln, and Norman Denzin. A distinction is made between whether the basic presuppositions of constructivism are credible compared to those of a competing paradigm and whether constructivism's beliefs are internally consistent.

  16. Understanding Research Paradigms: A Scientific Guide

    Understanding research paradigms are crucial as they guide scientific discoveries through. their assumptions and principles ( Park, Konge, and Artino, 2020). Fitzgerald and Howcroft. (1998) noted ...

  17. Constructivist Grounded Theory or Interpretive Phenomenology?

    proposed research question, and the study purpose. To reduce the confusion faced by health researchers when choosing an appropriate methodology for a specific study, this paper compares two popular qualitative health research approaches: constructivist grounded theory and interpretive phenomenology.

  18. Qualitative Research Paradigm

    The qualitative researcher is the primary instrument for data collection and analysis. Data are mediated through this human instrument, rather than through inventories, questionnaires, or machines. Qualitative research involves fieldwork. The researcher physically goes to the people, setting, site, or institution to observe or record behavior ...

  19. 7.3 Constructivist Research

    7.3 Constructivist Research. Constructivist researchers seek to understand the experience of research participants in order to discover the participants' subjective truth or perceptions. In contrast to postpositivist researchers who begin with a theory and a hypothesis, constructivists more often start with a broad question, and allow ...

  20. Applicability of Constructivist Theory in Qualitative Educational Research

    Abstract. This article explores constructivism as a theory in qualitative edu cational research. The framework of. applicability of constructivism as a theory includes the guiding principles of ...

  21. The Power of Constructivist Grounded Theory for Critical Inquiry

    Pragmatism offers ways to think about critical qualitative inquiry; constructivist grounded theory offers strategies for doing it. Constructivist grounded theory fosters asking emergent critical questions throughout inquiry. This method also encourages (a) interrogating the taken-for-granted methodological individualism pervading much of ...

  22. PDF Constructivism Philosophical Paradigm Implication for Research Teaching

    Implications of the constructivism paradigm in Research Research Design The constructivism philosophical paradigm is associated with the qualitative research approach. This is the case because the paradigm seeks to understand a phenomenon under study from the experiences or angles of the participants using different data collecting agents.

  23. Transferability and Generalization in Qualitative Research

    Note that the yield of qualitative research is viewed here as a potentially widely applicable formulation of descriptions, concepts, and theory. What is transferred is a way of thinking that is developed inductively but is applied deductively: The person applying the research results must assess and determine how well the original researcher's ...

  24. Constructivism Philosophical Paradigm: Implication for Research

    Adopting the constructivist paradigm of research, qualitative research methodology is utilized for this study. The amended Articles such as 153, 154 and 155 and the meetings of the CCI (2010 to ...

  25. Integrating Constructivist Grounded Theory with a Patient-Oriented

    Grounded theory, created by Glaser and Strauss (1967), added rigour to previously unstructured qualitative research. Knowledge creation in GT is informed by an inductive approach that encourages researchers to keep an open mind and allow the data to guide the direction of the research and theory formation.

  26. Striving for Improved Infection Prevention and Control Practice: A

    This study employed a qualitative research design based on the constructivist grounded theory research methodology (Charmaz, 2014). This approach brings attention to the role of subjectivity and proposes that researchers and participants play an active role in shaping the realities in which they participate.

  27. Striving for Improved Infection Prevention and Control Practice: A

    There is a scarcity of qualitative research focusing on the implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance in low-income countries. ... This robust qualitative research employed a design based on constructivist grounded theory methodology, conducting individual interviews with 13 frontline health workers such as doctors ...