Epistemological Oppression and the Road to Awakening: A Boot Camp, a Twitter Storm, and a Call to Action!

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Victoria F.Burns¹ 

关键词: epistemology;    paradigm war;    politics of science;    qualitative inquiry;    qualitative health research;    training;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1609406918763413

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Increasingly, it is becoming evident that qualitative research methodologies have much to contribute to producing health knowledge. Notwithstanding such advances, some would say the “paradigm war” continues, privileging postpositivist epistemologies. Our own experiences working within a post-positivist-dominated health research arena inspired the implementation of an “Epistemological Boot Camp” qualitative research training series. The central goal of the boot camp was to query the hypothesis that we are still in a paradigmatic “war zone” while imagining productive ways to both survive and thrive in the current climate. Moving forward, our hope is that our boot camp methodology can inspire other scholars to develop creative local initiatives that provide a platform to work toward recognizing the unique contributions of qualitative health research.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC