Although advocates of mixed-methods research have proposed pragmatism as a paradigm for social research, nearly all of that work has emphasized the practical rather than the philosophical aspects of pragmatism. This article addresses that gap by connecting John Dewey's work on experience and inquiry ...
patient-oriented researchpragmatic researchpragmatismyouth engagementMixed methods research studies continue to pervade the field of health care, where pragmatism as a research paradigm and patient-oriented research (POR) as an engagement strategy are combined to strengthen the process and outcomes of the...
Abstract This paper brings together three streams of social science literature (paradigms, tourism research and strategic alliance practice) in order to further the debate on the need to adopt an appropriate paradigm in tourism research. By reviewing past research methods used in tourism the paper si...
Besides ethnomethodology and conversation analysis there is also symbolic interactionism, the most venerable, influential, and important of all pragmatism-inspired research programs in sociology. Prior to this, there was also the work of the first Chicago School; see also the work mentioned in fns. ...
However, it was not until the 1970s that the Local Community Paradigm’s academic work began to actively focus upon the community aspect of the fishery recruitment (Barth 1966; Brox 1966; Hersoug 1983; Hersoug et al. 1993). Coastal employment and settlement then became central political ...
It is presented that the mission of the universities of applied sciences falls into the interpretive paradigm of social sciences. This view is used as a starting point for a discussion about pragmatism in higher education. The Learning by Developing (LbD) action model is introduced, analyzed and...
(2006). Doing Tourism Research Using the Pragmatism Paradigm: An Empirical Example. Tourism & Hospitality: Planning & Development, 3(3), 223-240.PANSIRI, J. 2006. Doing tourism research using the Pragmatism Paradigm: an empirical example. Tourism and Hospitality Planning & Development, 3, 223-...
paradigminformation systemsQualitative research is often associated with interpretivism, but alternatives do exist. Besides critical research and sometimes positivism, qualitative research in information systems can be performed following a paradigm of pragmatism. This paradigm is associated with action, ...
1ST Water Resources Horizon Conference, Berlin IRS. Available at http://www.ufz.de/ex- port/data/407/34042_Session4_Moss_WRHC2010.pdf.Accessed 10 January 2014.Moss T (2010) Managing water beyond IWRM-from paradigm to pragmatism. Presentation to 1st Water Research Horizon Conference, Berlin....
As this research took an inductive approach, open-ended, semi-structured interview schedules were designed – in consultation with a number of experts on the topic, the interviewer, and senior Tanzanian policy makers – to guide discussion and to elicit contextually-rich pictures of the roles, ro...