Which Paradigm is it?
Asks what can be measured, predicted, and generalized.
Positivism
Concerned with how knowledge is created or understood
Epistemology
Acknowledging how your background shapes what you notice in research
Positionality
Refers to the specific tools or techniques used to collect or analyze data
Methods
Assumes reality exists but recognizes bias and uncertainty.
Post-positivism
Concerned with what we believe about reality
Ontology
Reflecting on how your role influences interpretation
Reflexivity
Explains why particular methods are chosen and how they align with assumptions and research questions
Methodology
Focuses on what experiences mean to the people living them
Interpretivism
Concerned with values, ethics, and what matters in research
Axiology
Occurs when researchers pretend their values don't matter
False neutrality
Provides a lens or set of ideas that helps explain how a phenomenon works
Theoretical Framework
Constructivism
Focuses on how research knowledge is meant to be used in practice
Praxiology
Why positionality matters in qualitative research
Shapes access, interpretation, and representation
Organizes key concepts and relationships in a study, often drawn from literature and context
Conceptual Framework
Looks at how shared meanings are produced through language, norms, and power
Shapes research questions, methods, and interpretation even when not named
All of the ologies!
True or False: Positionality is a one-time statement you write and move on from
False
Identify one methodology and pair it with a method that supports the choice
No right answer here :)