https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2020-11-10 11:19:55 UTC 2026-01-10 16:16:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916071285 The research question is more important than philosophy

1. Pragmatism is a deconstructive paradigm that advocates the use of mixed methods in research. 
2. The only way we can acquire knowledge is through the combination of action and reflection.
Asking better and more precise questions about the philosophical implications and justifications of their designs.]]> 2020-11-12 11:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916071285 https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916071660 The paradigm of pragmatism can be employed  as the philosophical underpinning for using mixed methods and mixed models.
A standard or typical example and the question that will be put forward.]]> 2020-11-12 12:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916071660 xzheng25 https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916071726 A set of assumptions, theories, and perspectives that make up a way of understanding social reality. The paradigm of pragmatism can be employed as the philosophical underpinning for using mixed methods and mixed models]]> 2020-11-12 12:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916071726 PeiwenZhang https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916080905 Pragmatism is a philosophical movement that includes those who claim that an ideology or proposition is true if it works satisfactorily, that the meaning of a proposition is to be found in the practical consequences of accepting it, and that unpractical ideas are to be rejected.


]]> 2020-11-12 12:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916080905 czhang99 https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916088791 Because it depends on the object of the study, if it is an objective fact agreed by everyone, quantitative analysis may be relatively appropriate, but if the object of the study is a belief knowledge, which has many influencing factors, then we need to use qualitative analysis to study people's opinions and ideas.]]> 2020-11-12 12:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916088791 2534101 https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916089786 Because we determine the research method (qualitative or quantitative) by the characteristics of the research object. For example, when studying people's psychological activities, behaviors or feeling, only qualitative research methods can be used. When researching some objective facts, quantitative research methods should be used then.]]> 2020-11-12 12:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pamelalfisher/7ep8yueqecw2j3nq/wish/916089786