Ontology, epistemology and research paradigm

This video explains the basic relationship between research paradigm, ontology, and epistemology in academic research settings. A research paradigm explains what you believe reality is and how you think knowledge can be understood. Ontology refers to the nature of reality. Epistemology is concerned with the nature of knowledge and how we come to know something.

Read more about research paradigms here: https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_...

An academic article about different research paradigms can be found here (free to read): https://doi.org/10.26180/27013843
To cite this article, you can reference it as: Pretorius, L. (2024). Demystifying research paradigms: Navigating ontology, epistemology, and axiology in research. [Pre-print]. Monash University Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.26180/27013843

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