Some Philosophical Paradigms and their Implications in Health Research: A Critical Analysis

There are five common philosophical paradigms used in the research and they are: Positivism, Post- Interpretivism, Criticalism Post modernism. Each paradigm has different methods analyses. The aim of this paper is to reveal underpinning modernism health education research. In review, each been explained properly with reference based on literature reviews available peer-reviewed academic articles books. This helps researcher especially identify their implication education. Positivism a science-based empirical method which yields singular reality scientific Post-positivism deal multiple asserts that every theory revisable social science quantitative Interpretivism study phenomena find out hidden within society it one main philosophies qualitative considered best use liberate people from injustices through consciousness gained Post-modernism rejects all-existing assumptions, beliefs values give an emphasis appropriate carry study.