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标题：Positivist and Non-Positivist Paradigm in Social Science Research: Conflicting Paradigms or Perfect Partners?
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作者：Aliyu Aliyu ; Muhammad Bello ; Rozilah Kasim 等
期刊名称：Journal of Management and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：1925-4725
电子版ISSN：1925-4733
出版年度：2014
卷号：4
期号：3
页码：79
DOI：10.5539/jms.v4n3p79
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：The idea of a paradigm or worldview as an overarching framework which organizes our entire approach to being
in the globe has become usual since Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1962. This paper
therefore critically examined the positivist and a non positivist research paradigm in social science research. It
was revealed that the two paradigms are opposing each other. The findings show that positivist and a non
positivist research are conflicting paradigms and a researcher needs to cortically evaluate each and every
paradigm before employing it in his research activities. Conclusion was eventually drawn based on the literature
findings.