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Showing 1 to 20 of 154 for “"Critical realism"”.
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Der Critical Realism als Metatheorie der Internationalen Beziehungen
… Einblick in das Dissertationsprojekt "Der Critical Realism als Metatheorie der Internationalen Beziehungen" und die darin entwickelten zentralen Argumente. Zudem werden die im Rahmen der Dissertation veröffentlichten Einzelbeiträge vorgestellt und in den Gesamtzusammenhang des …
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A Comparative Study of Marxism and Critical Realism
In my thesis I attempt to compare Marxism with critical realism. My conclusion is that critical realism is incapable of supporting Marxism. My understanding of Marxism is based on Capital. In Capital, the method of social exploration employed by Marx is historically contextual. Capitalism provides …
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Theology and Reality: Critical Realism in the Thought of Alister E. McGrath
… Allison This dissertation examines the role of critical realism in the theological method of Alister E. McGrath. The thesis of the dissertation is that Alister McGrath uses critical realism in a way that strengthens his theological method and that serves a number of good theological ends, yet …
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Moving from interpretivism to critical realism in IS research: An exploration and supporting IT outsourcing example
… opportunity to be ones own guide and to work out critically one's own conception of the world. It suggests that the adoption of critical realism as the underlying philosophical base can support research in a useful and practical manner. The thesis introduces the philosophy of critical realism and …
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The extent and relevance of instrumentalism, constructivism and critical realism in high school physical science textbooks : a critical study
… the attributes of both instrumentalism and realism, taking theory as its point of departure. It is pointed out that constructivism is closely related to instrumentalism, both being forms of pragmatism. Since both tend to concoct and relinquish theories too easily, they tend to be relativist …
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Virtual technologies in nurse education: the pairing of critical realism with partial least squares structural equation modelling as an evaluation methodology.
… model for this PLS-SEM approach was drawn from a Critical Realist (CR) review. Hence the main aim was to assess the effectiveness of CR paired with PLS-SEM as a method to evaluate the impact of VR simulations on undergraduate nurse education. The RCT enabled comparison of the VR simulation with …
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Realist Collage: Non-fiction Film Practice Addressing the History and Identity of 'Welsh Wales' through Critical Realism, Found Footage and Animation
… of new wholes from existing parts established a critical method for negotiating the social world. Driven by technological and cultural developments, the practice of combining separate images is now applied within a broad range of art and media forms. Through its assimilation and concealment …
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Critically Developing Real Capabilities
Critical Realism, the Capabilities Approach, and Marxism, all have underdeveloped theoretical problems. For Critical Realism, the ceteris paribus clause, which is used to asses an ideological critique, does not properly specify what other things warrant the dismissal or acceptance of said critique. …
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The Colorado Community Organizing Collaborative: A Critical Realist Case Study
… ontological and epistemological foundations of critical realism posed by Margaret Archer (2000) to deepen social work's understanding of collaboration. Through the use of Danermark et al.'s (2002) stages of explanatory research based on critical realism, the author found that agential and …
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Spiritual Care in Healthcare: A Critical Realist Investigation into General Practice Nurses’ Perceptions and Practices
… this thesis employs Bhaskar’s theory of critical realism as the theoretical framework and a mixed methods methodology gathering both quantitative and qualitative data. The study drew on data from an online questionnaire to investigate GP nurses’ underlying perceptions of these concepts, …
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Causal mechanisms that enable institutionalisation of open government data in Kenya
… guiding philosophy for this qualitative study is critical realism, which is implemented using Pawson & Tilley's realist evaluation model. Data is obtained through observation of open data events, semi-structured interviews and documentary materials from websites and policy documents. Fereday & …
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A constant in an ever-changing world: Washington's pursuit of its interests through regime change after 1989
… dissertation is devoted to better under standing critical realism and to explaining how it can serve to provide an important "conceptual-philosophical" support for the Marxist and World-Systems Theory perspectives. The elaboration of the various ontological and epistemological assumptions that …
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A constructivist account of Pakistan's political practice in the aftermath of 9/11. The normalisation of Pakistan's participation in the 'war on terror'.
… by incorporating key theoretical insights from critical realism. In the first instance, the study proposes that Pakistan¿s participation in the `war on terror¿, seen as a set of actions and practices, was an outcome of a specific domestic political discourse. This discourse enabled and …
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‘Support and Sanctions’ A critical account of the professional ‘realities’ of homelessness
… and inspired by the philosophical arguments of critical realism (Bhaskar, 1989) alongside Elder-Vass’s (2010) concept of relational emergence, a qualitative approach was adopted in which eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior managers in Supporting People and Community …
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IMPLEMENTING A MARKETING STRATEGY BASED ON SOCIETAL CONTRIBUTION: A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION IN THE CO-OPERATIVE CONTEXT
… strategy. The research philosophy is based on critical realism. This approach seeks to investigate the circumstances and conditions that need to be in place within the co-operative organisation for MOCA implementation to happen. In-depth interviews were undertaken with senior managers in …
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Towards a Higher Education curriculum for South African ecommerce entrepreneurs
… curriculum, in line with a postcolonial critical realism theory as a theoretical framework. The study sought to identify the development principles associated with a curriculum based on the skills and competencies required by eCommerce entrepreneurs within the context of conducting online …
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Workplace resistance in a call centre environment
… however, this ethnography is augmented with critical realism. Critical realism is a recent development in the philosophy of social research. It argues for a refocusing of attention onto ontological (that which exits) issues as opposed to epistemological (that which is known) concerns. In …
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Solidarity or stigma? A critical realist exploration of the anatomy of Irish welfare stigma
Using qualitative methods couched in a critical realist paradigm of inquiry, this thesis is concerned with stigma, in the context of Irish social welfare, and with the experiences of working age recipients in particular. Over the last decade or so, and particularly since the economic crash of 2008, …
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Law and the Paranormal: A Critical Perspective on Legal Rationality
… theoretical framework drawing inspiration from critical realism, systems theory, and Marxian-inspired legal approaches, using its genealogy to offer a novel lens on law’s constitutive role within capitalist social relations. Accordingly, it posits that modern law expresses, and is bounded by, a …
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A Rudimentary Framework Of The Emergence Of Naturally-Occurring Mentorships
… through open, axial, and selective coding. Critical realism was used as an organizing principle during the selective coding process. Three core categories emerged from the data–factors of readiness, approaches of engagement, and states of alignment. These constructs in conjunction with …
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