The Epistemology of Qualitative Research
<p>This article discusses questions that are relevant to the epistemology of qualitative research. In order to do so, the presumed dichotomy between qualitative and quantitative research is discussed and challenged. According to the author, the similarities between these methods are more relev...
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Rede de Pesquisa Empírica em Direito
2014-07-01
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| description | <p>This article discusses questions that are relevant to the epistemology of qualitative research. In order to do so, the presumed dichotomy between qualitative and quantitative research is discussed and challenged. According to the author, the similarities between these methods are more relevant than its differences. Both methods strive to describe the social reality and thus have the same epistemological basis, even though they emphasize different questions. To shed light in such dichotomy, the author explores the origins of epistemology as a discipline and its philosophical character. Finally, the particularities and advantages of qualitative research are discussed, especially ethnography and field research, through an analysis of some of its main aspects for observing social reality: its focus on the point of view of the actor; the observation of the everyday world and the full and thick description. <strong></strong></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-069a740a77e343dea819aa1cd623f91e2022-12-21T23:41:55ZengRede de Pesquisa Empírica em DireitoBrazilian Journal of Empirical Legal Studies2319-08172319-08172014-07-011210.19092/reed.v1i2.1817The Epistemology of Qualitative ResearchHoward S. Becker0Northwestern University<p>This article discusses questions that are relevant to the epistemology of qualitative research. In order to do so, the presumed dichotomy between qualitative and quantitative research is discussed and challenged. According to the author, the similarities between these methods are more relevant than its differences. Both methods strive to describe the social reality and thus have the same epistemological basis, even though they emphasize different questions. To shed light in such dichotomy, the author explores the origins of epistemology as a discipline and its philosophical character. Finally, the particularities and advantages of qualitative research are discussed, especially ethnography and field research, through an analysis of some of its main aspects for observing social reality: its focus on the point of view of the actor; the observation of the everyday world and the full and thick description. <strong></strong></p>http://www.reedpesquisa.org/ojs-2.4.3/index.php/reed/article/view/18Epistemologiapesquisa qualitativapesquisa quantitativa |
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| title | The Epistemology of Qualitative Research |
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| title_short | The Epistemology of Qualitative Research |
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