This page provides links to definitions of numerous philosophical terms used in the context of qualitative research.

• abduction [2]
• action research
• critical theory
• constructivism
• deduction:
• dualism:
• empericism:
• epistemology: [2]
• existentialism: [1]
• feminist research
• foundationalism [2]
• Frankfurt School
• grounded theory: [1]
• hermeneutics: [1] [2]
• holism:
• induction:
• interpretivism:
• logical positivism [1]
• monism:
• objectivity:
• ontology: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
• phenomenology: [0] [1] [3] [4] [5] [7] [14] [15] [17] [22]
• positivism: [0] [2]
• postpositivism
• semiotics
• subjectivity:
• qualitative:
• quantitative:
• realism:
• scholasticism: [2]
• technology: [1] [2]
• technological determinism: [2] [3]
• thick description: [4]

• from Posmtmodern Therapies List Serve: [A-D] [D-I] [I-N] [N-Z]
• Glossary of post-modern terminology (Jim Scheurich)

May 02, 2008