INTRODUCTION
PHILOSOPHY OF RESEARCH
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a research tool.
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a cluster of beliefs and dictates which for scientists in a particular discipline influence what should be studied, how research should be done, and how results should be interpreted.
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a set of students in a study group.
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a research strategy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. A ‘cluster of beliefs and dictates which for scientists in a particular discipline influence what should be studied, how research should be done, how results should be interpreted, and so on’ (Bryman, 1988: 4).
Detailed explanation-2: -A paradigm investigates how knowledge is understood and researched, and it explicitly outlines the objective, motivation, and expected outcomes of the research. The proper implementation of a research paradigm in research provides researchers with a clear path to examine the topic of interest.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most kinds of research fall into one of the following paradigms: Descriptive, Evaluative, Prescriptive, Exploratory, or Predictive. These paradigms have to do with the purpose of the research. Various methods can be used to do the research, but it is first useful to determine the overarching objective of the research.
Detailed explanation-4: -The interpretive paradigm is concerned with understanding the world as it is from subjective experiences of individuals. They use meaning (versus measurement) oriented methodologies, such as interviewing or participant observation, that rely on a subjective relationship between the researcher and subjects.