The table summarizes some of the key elements of the two views of social reality.
Objectivist’s View of Social Reality Subjectivist’s View of Social Reality
Reality: the world exists and is knowable as it really is Idealism: the world exists, but different people construe it in different ways
Knowledge is hard, objective, and transferable Knowledge is personal, subjective, and unique
Knowledge can be acquired Knowledge has to be experienced
Researcher as observer Researcher involved with subjects
Scientific methods, mathematical models, and quantitative analysis Qualitative analysis of language and meaning
Humans responding to environment Humans as initiators of own actions
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For example, in education, teachers might conduct action research to determine how well a specific strategy works with struggling students, all students, or English language learners. Action research provides the opportunity for classroom teachers to explore their questions and to identify what strategies and practices are effective in their classrooms.
Ethics applied in conducting research
Conducting research to meet ethics guidelines varies according to the type of research and the questions being studied. Most of the ethical principles apply to major research studies that involve specific treatment to participants that may not be beneficial. Classroom research applies the ethics in slightly different ways. The major ethical principles are as follows:
Confidentiality
Students should never be identified by name in any research. Numbers should be assigned if it is necessary to code the data. If the student is the only one with a specific characteristic, those data should not be used. For example, if there is one student who is a minority, that characteristic should not be used.
Informed
Objectivist’s View of Social Reality Subjectivist’s View of Social Reality
Reality: the world exists and is knowable as it really is Idealism: the world exists, but different people construe it in different ways
Knowledge is hard, objective, and transferable Knowledge is personal, subjective, and unique
Knowledge can be acquired Knowledge has to be experienced
Researcher as observer Researcher involved with subjects
Scientific methods, mathematical models, and quantitative analysis Qualitative analysis of language and meaning
Humans responding to environment Humans as initiators of own actions
The two views of social research have commonalities in their …show more content…
For example, in education, teachers might conduct action research to determine how well a specific strategy works with struggling students, all students, or English language learners. Action research provides the opportunity for classroom teachers to explore their questions and to identify what strategies and practices are effective in their classrooms.
Ethics applied in conducting research
Conducting research to meet ethics guidelines varies according to the type of research and the questions being studied. Most of the ethical principles apply to major research studies that involve specific treatment to participants that may not be beneficial. Classroom research applies the ethics in slightly different ways. The major ethical principles are as follows:
Confidentiality
Students should never be identified by name in any research. Numbers should be assigned if it is necessary to code the data. If the student is the only one with a specific characteristic, those data should not be used. For example, if there is one student who is a minority, that characteristic should not be used.
Informed