RES709 Week 1: The Foundations and Language of Social Research
RES709 Week 1: For this assignment you will begin to grow as a scholar and researcher by relying on scholarly texts and resources and not textbooks required for this course. It is important to note that as a general rule, textbooks are not scholarly resources because they do not contain original research. Search the library for peer-reviewed journal articles or texts that discuss the four paradigms listed in the following graphic organizer; complete the assignment based on the information you find in the library. Please add a reference page and citations to support information.
How to locate peer-reviewed/scholarly resources?
Library Users Guide – page 29
Complete the graphic organizer based on the categories and answer the questions below.
- Positivist/Post Positivist
- Constructivist/Interpretivist
- Critical
- Pragmatic
Make sure to review the following tutorial (please first login to eCampus, and you may need to copy/paste the address): https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/SAS/tutorials/Foundational_Elements_and_Choosing_Research_Methods_and_Design/presentation.html
In one to two paragraphs for each question, address the following:
- What are the similar parts and different parts for each of these paradigms?
- What would you indicate is your philosophical or theoretical paradigm and why?
- Why is understanding these paradigms critical to conducting research?
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