Pragmatism is a paradigm which focuses on research outcomes. It does not place value on considering the ontology or epistemology of one’s approach, instead focussing on what works in practice to answer research questions of interest.
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Pragmatism
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- Paradigm which focuses on research outcomes
- Unlike other paradigms, ontology and epistemology are not explicitly considered
- Most concerned with what works in practice to answer research questions of interest
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Morgan DL. Pragmatism as a paradigm for social research. Qualitative inquiry. 2014 Oct;20(8):1045-53.