Leeds University: Class of Methodology

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Today I attended a class in Leeds University. Leeds, York and Sheffield are the alliance of White Rose. These universities apply for fund by patterns of gangs to gather to group to show its size power.

This class is about methodology, entitled as “Understanding the Impact of Research Perspectives: The Importance of Metatheory, Research Methodology and Reflexivity in Crafting Qualitative Research.”

To be brief, the professor indicates that any research should be aware its approach is objective, subjective or intersubjective. Each approach has its respective ontological and epistemic assumption. Moreover, depending on different approaches has each rationality, durability, meanings, historicity, mediation and form of knowledge. Objectivism relies on objective reality and believe we can grape with it by specific procedure, and it emphasizes causal relation. Subjectivism think that social realty is created by human construction. There is no objective outside reality. And we can understand and enrich human understanding. Intersubjectivism seems to stand between and emphasize objective should be through dialogue and conversation to create together.

This class stimulates me to read more about methodology and research methods. Social science emphasizes the importance of “methods”.  It is a necessary to have a clear concept of methodology. In addition, in the beginning of the talk, the professor tells us each time when we read or write an article. We should think about two things. One is contribution. Does it contribute to theory, methodology or practice? Second is coherence. Does the paper conduct coherence and rigor in validity?  I think these two simple standards are very useful.

University of Leeds, Business School

City Council, Leeds, UK