Write the title of the paper you would like to use in answering this assignment:
- Answer the following questions:
Section 1:
- What is the philosophical position used in this article? (2 marks)
- Why do you think the researcher/s adopted this philosophical position? Make sure you discuss the ontological and epistemological stances in your answer. (4 marks)
- What is the methodology used in this article? Include all specific details about methodology in your answer (2 marks)
- Why do you think the researcher/s adopted this methodology? Make sure you discuss the suitability of this methodology for the research aim/s. (4 marks)
- What is the data collection method used in this article? (2 marks) Suitability of the collection method for the research aim/s. (2 marks)
- How suitable is the sample of this study to achieve the aim/s? Justify your answer (2 marks)
After answering questions a to g, move to section 2.
Section 2:
Based on your reading and answers in section 1, propose a new aim for the study so it would have an opposing philosophy and methodology.
- Change the article objective so it would have an opposing philosophy and methodology. For example, if you had a quantitative article, then change the objective to be qualitative. (2 marks)
- Why do you think the objective you wrote has an opposing philosophical position and methodology to the original one? (5 marks)
- What design would you choose to achieve the new proposed objective? And why?(5 marks)
- What data collection method would you choose to achieve the new proposed Objective? Justify your answer? (5 marks)
- What should be the characteristics of the new study sample? Justify your answer and provide all the required details? (5 marks)