Nursing Research Q30

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Which paradigm provides the basis for qualitative research?A. Empirical analytical research

  

     A. Empirical analytical research

     B. Constructivism

     C. Postpositivism

     D. Naturalistic research

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Constructivism

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The paradigm that provides the basis for qualitative research is constructivism. Constructivism implies that reality is constructed through human interaction. Knowledge is a human product and is socially and culturally constructed. Individuals create meaning through their interactions with each other and with the environment in which they live.

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Option A: Empirical research is a type of research methodology that makes use of verifiable evidence in order to arrive at research outcomes. In other words, this type of research relies solely on evidence obtained through observation or scientific data collection methods.

Option C: Postpositivism or postempiricism is a metatheoretical stance that critiques and amends positivism and has impacted theories and practices across philosophy, social sciences, and various models of scientific inquiry.

Option D: Naturalistic observation is a nonexperimental, primarily qualitative research method in which organisms are studied in their natural settings. Behaviors or other phenomena of interest are observed and recorded by the researcher, whose presence might be either known or unknown to the subjects.

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