In the section dealing with postpostivists, I really disagree with one of their points. One point states that the absolute truth can never be found in research. I can understand this point because for some cases, this may indeed be the case, but I disagree with it as a general statement. I feel that to just state that there is no definite truth in knowledge, is a little on the naive side. I would definitely say that I can relate a lot more to the social constructivists points of view. I do believe that people are always trying to understand what is going on around them and I feel that this is what makes the world as interesting as a place as it is. I say this because I feel like there will always be more out there and a person will never have the answers to everything and this is what makes life so exciting yet dangerous at the same time. The advocacy and participatory worldview is not exactly up my alley. It deals with politics and I pretty much completely live in a hole when it comes to politics. I'm not too caught up on the news dealing with them.The last worldview, the pragmatic worldview, really catches my eye. One of the statements that really intrigued me was, "Truth is what works at the time"(Creswell). I find this statement very interesting because I feel that in some cases it can be true. For an example, when researching one may think they understand the topic they are researching until one site comes along and tells them a completly different view. Now you need to decide which is more credible. You thought you knew the truth and now it could completely change.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Preface and Chapter One.
I found the Preface to be really helpful. It was very different compared to what I usually find within the Preface. I really liked how it laid out each chapter and a little summary of what would be included in each and also in the format section how it tells you what the book contains. After reading over those sections, it gave me a good idea of what to expect out of the book. Also, that section would be very helpful if later in the course if I couldn't remember which chapter contained the information I needed. I could just refer to the Preface to see what chapter I should skim through.
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I really liked your post. I thought it was very insightful and you did a great job of dissecting everything. Good point in that the preface will be helpful if we need to look back at a different chapter and find something. I also found it very interesting how you took each worldview and made it applicable to yourself. I see where you are coming with in regards to the postpostivists view and I agree with you. Its not that we will never find the absolute truth its that, especially on the internet, the truth is always changing. Like you pointed out you might find 'truth' on one website and then a completely different 'truth' on another, so which do you believe?
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