HOPEACADEMY
HREDU82-26-Y-18E
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE: 1 September 2026
2026
THEME: Paradigms, Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
QUESTION 1: RESEARCH PARADIGM
A research paradigm is a worldview or philosophical framework: encompassing ideas,
beliefs, values, and assumptions: that guides how research is designed and conducted. It was
Thomas Kuhn who popularized the concept in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962).
In TWO paragraphs (300 words) discuss the research paradigm of your proposed study,
which you introduced in assignment 1, and continued in assignment 2. In your discussion
the following needs to be addressed namely:
• A comparison between qualitative and quantitative research paradigms.
Indicate which paradigm is suitable for your study and why?
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, HREDU82-26-Y-18E
Educational Leadership and
Management ASSIGNMENT 3 –
DUE DATE: 1 September 2026
THEME: Paradigms, Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
QUESTION 1: RESEARCH PARADIGM
A research paradigm is a worldview or philosophical framework: encompassing
ideas, beliefs, values, and assumptions: that guides how research is designed and
conducted. It was Thomas Kuhn who popularized the concept in The Structure of
Scientific Revolutions (1962).
In TWO paragraphs (300 words) discuss the research paradigm of your proposed
study, which you introduced in assignment 1, and continued in assignment 2. In
your discussion the following needs to be addressed namely:
• A comparison between qualitative and quantitative research paradigms.
Indicate which paradigm is suitable for your study and why?
• Define each of the three research approaches (quantitative, quantitative
andmixed methods) and indicate the one you will apply in your study and why?
• Indicate the research design suitable for your study and provide reason (s)
foryour choice
Research Paradigm for the Study: Factors Affecting Grade 6 Learners’ Performance
in Mathematics
A research paradigm is the worldview guiding how a study is designed and conducted.
Kuhn (1962) popularised the idea, showing that paradigms shape assumptions about
reality and knowledge. In comparing qualitative and quantitative paradigms, Creswell
(2018) explains that qualitative research focuses on meanings, experiences, and context,
while quantitative research emphasises measurement, numbers, and statistical analysis.
HREDU82-26-Y-18E
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE: 1 September 2026
2026
THEME: Paradigms, Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
QUESTION 1: RESEARCH PARADIGM
A research paradigm is a worldview or philosophical framework: encompassing ideas,
beliefs, values, and assumptions: that guides how research is designed and conducted. It was
Thomas Kuhn who popularized the concept in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962).
In TWO paragraphs (300 words) discuss the research paradigm of your proposed study,
which you introduced in assignment 1, and continued in assignment 2. In your discussion
the following needs to be addressed namely:
• A comparison between qualitative and quantitative research paradigms.
Indicate which paradigm is suitable for your study and why?
0 7 6 4 0 3 1 2 2 9
, HREDU82-26-Y-18E
Educational Leadership and
Management ASSIGNMENT 3 –
DUE DATE: 1 September 2026
THEME: Paradigms, Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
QUESTION 1: RESEARCH PARADIGM
A research paradigm is a worldview or philosophical framework: encompassing
ideas, beliefs, values, and assumptions: that guides how research is designed and
conducted. It was Thomas Kuhn who popularized the concept in The Structure of
Scientific Revolutions (1962).
In TWO paragraphs (300 words) discuss the research paradigm of your proposed
study, which you introduced in assignment 1, and continued in assignment 2. In
your discussion the following needs to be addressed namely:
• A comparison between qualitative and quantitative research paradigms.
Indicate which paradigm is suitable for your study and why?
• Define each of the three research approaches (quantitative, quantitative
andmixed methods) and indicate the one you will apply in your study and why?
• Indicate the research design suitable for your study and provide reason (s)
foryour choice
Research Paradigm for the Study: Factors Affecting Grade 6 Learners’ Performance
in Mathematics
A research paradigm is the worldview guiding how a study is designed and conducted.
Kuhn (1962) popularised the idea, showing that paradigms shape assumptions about
reality and knowledge. In comparing qualitative and quantitative paradigms, Creswell
(2018) explains that qualitative research focuses on meanings, experiences, and context,
while quantitative research emphasises measurement, numbers, and statistical analysis.
