ENGD80H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Postpositivism, School Choice, Islamophobia
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School closure article is an example of participatory research. Positivism is a method that attempts to get to the ultimate truth, while post positivism allows the idea that is it possible not to reach that truth. Positivism and post-positivism: find causal relationships that can be generalizable. Critical theory: explain/help transform relationships of oppression and social injustice that have been produced by historical and structural processes of privilege. Constructivism: understand different meanings of individuals and groups that guide their actions and help them interpret their reality. Participatory research: collectively understand/solve problems relevant for a particular group. The effects of private schools and school choice on education quality and equity. Participatory: directly comes from what the community thinks is important to research, not the researcher themselves. Student interpretations of a school closure: implications for student voice in equity-based. Participatory and relational research paradigm because they get the student"s perspectives and interview them about their experiences with the school closures.
