Kinesiology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
28 Mar 2017
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Philosophy in research: philosophy underpins all research approaches, often: Ideas, beliefs and assumptions: taken for granted in quantitative research, explicitly stated in qualitative research. Researcher believes its possible to explain what is going on in the world. Researcher believes that knowledge gained is dependent on the context. Gain knowledge about the real world which exists the world. Understanding why and how things happen independently of our perception of it. ie what(cid:495)s true for you may not be true for me, it depends on perspective. Fundamental concepts - essential definitions: paradigm, frameworks that are derived from a belief, or world view, about the nature of knowledge and existence. Shared by a scientific community: guide how that community of researchers approach doing research. Reality is constructed where objects are about reality, but. Subjective, transactional measure the 1 true but acknowledge that it transactional and value-mediated reality is limited.
