Justifying your epistemological perspective

 

Challenging your assumptions about knowledge production in research design

Justifying your epistemological perspective (Pennell, n.d.):

 

 

 

Topic: Ageing at home will help older adults live healthier by not to be depressed. 

 

What is central assumption about data that you bring to your research project? Ageing at home will reduce the rate of being depressed for Older adults.	What is the opposite of this assumption? Ageing at home will not reduce the rate of being depressed for Older adults.
Implication, i.e. a statement, about how neither are true Ageing at home will increase the rate of being depresssed for Older adults.	What is its contradiction? (i.e a statement how both are ture Ageing at home will reduce the rate of being depressed or increase the rate of being depressed for older adults.

 

What is epistemological perspective?

An epistemological perspective provides a framework for predicting, describing, empowering, and deconstructing population-specific worldviews, increasing the base of knowledge that leads to enhanced understanding of the purpose behind qualitative research (Merriam, 2009).