The Philosophical Underpinnings of Educational Research

Abstract

This article traces the underlying theoretical framework of educational research.It outlines the definitions of epistemology, ontology and paradigm and the origins, main tenets, and key thinkers of the 3 paradigms; positivist, interpetivist and critical.By closely analyzing each paradigm, the literature review focuses on the ontological and epistemological assumptions of each paradigm.Finally the author analyzes not only the paradigm's weakness but also the author's own construct of reality and knowledge which align with the critical paradigm.

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