KP290 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2,4,5: Systematic Review, Antipositivism, Selection Bias
21 Feb 2017
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A research paradigm reflects one"s beliefs about what constitutes knowledge and how that knowledge is to be generated. Three distinct dimensions help us to define a research paradigm: Is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of knowledge and truth. It reflects the type of evidence that one accepts as being valid. Three major epistemologies are found in contemporary health and social research: Is an epistemology that posits that valid knowledge and truth is generated through a scientific process based on observation/measurement and generalization. Research seeks to generate a subjective understanding of social phenomena. Often, this involves understanding what the world looks like through the eyes of those being studied. Calls for theoretical analysis of generative mechanisms - deep-rooted structural forces that shape our lived experiences and that influence patterns of morbidity and mortality as well as the very structure of health care systems.
