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b t :lls o c le a r ly a r t ic u la te
n o t o n ly b e a w a r e o
f t h e ir p h ilo s o p h ic a l a s s u m p t io n s u
ix e d m e t h o c ls p r o je c ts
t h e ir a s s u m p tio n s in t h e r m
i

W h a t js in v o lv e d in a r t ic u la t in g p
h ilo s o p h ic a l a s s u m p t io n s in a m ix e c l

m e th o d s s t u d y ? W e b e l e v e t a
i h t it in c lu d e s a c k n o w le d g in g t h e w o r lc lv ie w (S )
f th e w or
f t h e stud : ( le s c r ib in g t h e e le m e n t s o
p r o v id in g a fo u n d a t o n o r
i

a n d r e la t in g t h e s e e le m e n t s t o s p e c
ific p r o c e c lu r e s in a m ix e c l m e t h o d s
v ie w ,

p r o je c t

P h ilo so phy a n elW o r lc lv ie w s

A fr a m e w o rk is n e e d e d fo r t h in k in g a bo u t ho w p h ilo so p h y fits in to t h (:

c le s ig n o fa m ix e d m e th o ds s tu dy W e lik e to u se C r o t ty s (1 9 9 8 ) c o n c ep t u
iz a tio n (a s a d a p te d ) to po s itio n p h ilo so phy w it h in a m ix e cl m e t h o c ls s t u u v A s

ho in F ig 2 1, C r o tty c o n t e n c ls t h a t th e r e fo le in
s w n u re a re u r m j
a o r e m e n ts

de v e lo p in g p a p ro o sa l o r c le s ig n in g a s t u c ly A t th e bmaclest le v e l a re th e
is s f p h ilo s o p h ic a l a s s u m p t io n h th e lo g y b e h in d th e
u e s o s ,
su c a s e p is te m o

s tu dy r h o w r e s e a r c h e r s g a in kn le c lg e a b o u t h a t th y kn T he
o o w w e o w se

p h ilo s o p h ic a l a s s u m p t io n s ,
in t u rn ,
in fo r m t h e u s e o f :1 t h e o r e t ic :II s ta n c e

t h a t th e r e s e a r c h e r m ig h t u se (la te r w e w ill re fe r to th e s e le
s ta n c e s a s n se s

c lr a w fio s o c ia l s c ie n ce th e o r y o r e m ip a t o ry t h
n m a n c e o ry ) T h is s ta n c e th e n
in fo th e m e t h o d o lo gy u s e c l, w h ic h is
rm s a s t r a te gy ,
a p la n o f a c t io n ,
o r a

re s e a rc h d e s ig n Finali: t h e m e t h o d o lo g y in c o r p o r a te s t h e m e t h o c ls w h ic h
a re te c h n iq u e s o r p ro ce du re s u s e d to g a th e r ,
a n a ly z e a n d in t e r p re t t h e c la ta
,

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