A Social Cartographic Mapping of Research Paradigms: Opening up Space for New Directions

• 발행기관: Asian Qualitative Inquiry Association
• 저자명: Percy Lai Yin Kwok
• 간행물 정보: 『Asian Qualitative Inquiry Journal』Vol.1 No.1, 1~15쪽, 전체 15쪽
• 주제분류: 복합학 > 학제간연구
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.06.30

영문 초록

Since the early 1970s, there have been ongoing debates between realist / postpositivist (quantitative) and interpretivist / naturalist (qualitative) research paradigms in the epistemological and ontological aspects of research methodology. Each camp has its advantages and defects in educational / social research (Howe, 1985; Stallings, 1995). Afterwards, some pragmatic researchers take mixed-methods approach by striking a happy medium between the two paradigms, and others look for emancipatory / transformative research paradigms by paying close attention to indigenous knowledge systems and disadvantaged people. The methodological debate continues onwards due to changing nature and landscape of educational and social phenomena. Notably, this paper endeavors to use Rolland Paulston (1997, 1999) ’s social cartography to map four research paradigms and to open up some new space for further development by ‘decentering’ them. Based on social cartograph, four dimensions are formulated, and some implications are drawn for future methodological development in Asian contexts.

목차

Introduction

Strength and limitations of realist/postpositivist (quantitative) research paradigm

Strength and limitations of interpretivist / naturalist (qualitative) research paradigm

Emergence of mixed-methods approaches in pragmatic research paradigm

Limitations of the three types of mixed-methods approaches

Emergence and limitations of emancipatory / transformative research paradigm

A postmodernist call for mapping research paradigms and their interrelationships

Paulston’s cartography methods in comparative and international education discourses

Cartographic mapping of research paradigms

Opening up new space for future growth of research paradigms in postmodern era

Conclusion

Implications for Asian contexts

Footnotes:

Acknowledgement

Notes on Contributors

ORCID

References

키워드

postmodern space social cartography research paradigms methodology and methods post-qualitative research cross-paradigm triangulation