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Introduction To Research - A Spectrum Approach, Bahman Shirazi
Introduction To Research - A Spectrum Approach, Bahman Shirazi
Bahman Shirazi
This article provides a general introduction to research methodology and the various ways in which research methods are classified. It emphasizes a spectrum approach to research methodology by showing that various research methods can be understood through a continuum of quantitative‐mixed‐qualitative methods. Also, research is defined as meaningful, conscious, systematic, respectful, and transformative inquiry through a brief examination of these dimensions with special attention to epistemological assumptions of empiricism.