How one views the world
is influenced by what knowledge one posses
+
what knowledge one is capable of possessing is influenced deeply by ones world view
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CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PEOPLE LIVE AND LEARN
"A basic set of beliefs that guide action" (Guba, 1990)
"A general philosophical orientation about the world and the nature of research" that we will bring to study (Creswell, 2014).
a system of knowledge (production & acquisition)
internal logic + external validity
truth?
EXAMPLES
Ontology
Epistemology
Methodology
Axiology
and further insights