The Positivism Paradigm of Research

on the status of mixed methods research in applied linguistics

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POSITIVISM OR NON-POSITIVISM - TERTIUM NON DATUR A Critique of Ontological Syncretism in IS Research

This paper revisits the debate between positivism and its alternatives in the field of information systems from a philosophical point of view. It will argue that the heart of the debate is the ontological difference between the views of reality as observer-independent versus observer-dependent. The logical axiom of the excluded third (tertium non datur) informs us that two contradictory options...

comparative analysis of the use of hedges & emphatics in english and persian academic research articles of sociology & psychology

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The Critique of Positivism

Praxis: a Paradigm for Action Research

Action research is a research methodology with a dual purpose (action and research). Action research as other research approach is led through a paradigm or a philosophical perspective. This article briefly describes paradigm, research paradigm and discuss about “which paradigm (positivism, interpretive, or praxis) does cover action research?”.