Epistemological Foundations of Objectivist and Interpretivist Research

Authors

James Hiller, University of DaytonFollow

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Description

At the heart of music therapy research, as in any field, is a search for knowledge. For centuries, researchers in a remarkable range of disciplines have conducted research and published findings in a vast array of professional journals and books. It therefore seems reasonable to suppose that we ought to know by now how to go about conducting research, and more importantly what it means to have gained knowledge. Yet problems have persisted along the way and have at various times proven quite challenging and even inconvenient for researchers and their claims to knowledge (Kuhn, 2012). Of particular significance are philosophical beliefs regarding what actually constitutes legitimate knowledge and how knowledge can be gained, or in other words beliefs about what can be known and how we can know it (Alvesson & Sköldberg, 2009; Denzin & Lincoln, 2003; Pascale, 2011). These are questions of ontology and epistemology.

ISBN

9781945411120

Publication Date

2016

Publication Source

An Introduction to Music Therapy Research

Publisher

Barcelona Publishers

City

Dallas, TX

Disciplines

Music | Music Therapy

Comments

This chapter also appears in the Barcelona title Music Therapy Research, Third Edition.

Recommended Citation

Hiller, James, "Epistemological Foundations of Objectivist and Interpretivist Research" (2016). Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty. 52.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/books/52