Hi Derek,
My thoughts exactly....each research question is formed based on what you say very eloquently here.
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Tiiu
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There are various kinds of knowledge.
There are appropriate and inappropriate ways of generating knowledge.
There needs to be fidelity between the question, the approach, and the claims that are made upon, or about, what is learned.
There are no all purpose tools, because different questions invite different forms of enquiry.
Discussions about "method" absent the articulation of a purpose, are unlikely to be productive.
_______________Derek B. Miller, Ph.D.—Senior FellowUnited Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)—Associate ScholarCenter for Local Strategies Research, University of WashingtonNorwegian telephone: +47 450 393 66U.S. voicemail: +1 617 440 4409
On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:08 PM, Tiiu Poldma wrote:I concur wholeheartedly with John Langrish.
Research begins with a relevant and appropriately framed research question/hypothesis first and foremost.Paradigms and constructs define the approach and methods fit/support the proposal as a 'research design'.
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Tiiu
Tiiu Poldma, Ph.D.Faculté de l'aménagement/Faculty of Environmental DesignUniversité de Montréal
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