Metatheoretical Considerations of Inquiry

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Amira Sariyati Firdaus

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This paper looks at the philosophical foundations that give rise to the different perspectives in social inquiry. The metatheoretical tenets of theory, namely ontology, epistemology, and axiology, and their influence upon the dominant perspectives in social inquiry are also discussed. The post-positivist perspective, the interpretivist perspective and the critical perspective are discussed.

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