Question
Download Solution PDFIdentify the features of empirico-inductive paradigm of research
(A) Research is concerned with the process rather than simply with outcomes or products
(B) Based on logical positivist philosophy which assumes a single objective reality
(C) Researchers are concerned with what are called 'participant perspectives'
(D) Attempts to establish universal context free generalizations
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFIn an empirico-inductive paradigm, the researcher collects empirical data (empirico) from specific cases to generalize (inductive) its research finding.
Key Points
- Empirico‐inductive paradigm in the research focuses on meaning giving subjective perspective to depict reality.
- Empirical research makes use of quantitative and qualitative data gathering methods which may include surveys, experiments, and methods of observation.
- Empirico‐inductive paradigm in the research is concerned with the process rather than simply with outcomes or products.
- Empirico‐inductive paradigm in the research is concerned with what are called ‘participant perspectives’
- In an empirico-inductive paradigm, the researcher collects empirical data (empirico) from specific cases to generalize (inductive) its research finding.
- Empirical research makes use of quantitative and qualitative data gathering methods which may include surveys, experiments, and methods of observation
Therefore statement A and C are the characteristics of empirico‐inductive paradigm of research.
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