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Contents
RESEARCH PARADIGMS IN EDUCATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF
ONTOLOGICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS ......................................................... 2
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Ontology and Epistemology: Foundational Concepts ............................................................... 2
Comparative Analysis of Research Paradigms ........................................................................... 3
1. Positivism ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2. Interpretivism .................................................................................................................................. 4
3. Critical Theory ................................................................................................................................ 5
4. Postmodernism .............................................................................................................................. 5
5. Critical Realism .............................................................................................................................. 6
6. Decoloniality ................................................................................................................................... 7
Critical Evaluation: Which Paradigm Offers the Strongest Contribution? ........................... 7
Strengths and Limitations of Other Paradigms .............................................................................. 8
Why Decoloniality Leads the Way ................................................................................................... 9
Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................... 10
References ........................................................................................................................................... 11