A brief description of your topic of research interest. Next, state the philosophical orientation that reflects your worldview and explain the epistemological and ontological assumptions of this orientation. Then, explain how these assumptions lend themselves to one or more research approaches.
Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.
Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., & Crawford, L. M. (2016). The scholar-practitioner’s guide to research design. Baltimore, MD: Laureate Publishing.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2016a). Introduction to research design [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 14 minutes.
Dr. Patton gives context to the research process, including a discussion about the terms epistemology and ontology.
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Laureate Education (Producer). (2009e). Roundtable: Research methods [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 26 minutes.
Walden University researchers discuss quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research approaches.
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