Worldview Activity

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Worldview Activity

• HON101
• September 4, 2007

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Overview

• Journal prompt
• Complex issue
• Always possible exceptions

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Reality is . . .

• A a physical and observable event
• B constructed through local human interaction
• C shaped by social, political, economic, and
  other values crystallized over time

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The aim of research is . . .

• A to predict and explain, generalizing results
  to a greater population
• B increased understanding of complex human
  phenomena to alter existing power relations
• C transformation and emancipation to promote
  humanity capable of controlling its destiny

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Truth is . . .

• A universal and verifiable findings are
  considered true
• B an agreement between members of a
  stakeholding community
• C influenced by history and societal structures

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Simplified Research Descriptions

• As Quantitative
• Objectivism
• Bs Cs Qualitative
• Constructivism

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Reference

• Jones, S. R., Torres, V., Arminio, J. (2006).
  Negotiating the complexities of qualitative
  research in higher education. New York Routledge.