Consider the problem of poverty to answer the discussion question provided in the instructions

Week 3: Research Paradigms 

Required Learning Materials

• Lewis-Beck, M. S., Bryman, A., & Futing Liao, T. (2004). The SAGE encyclopedia of social science research methods. SAGE.
  • Saybrook University Library: https://go.openathens.net/redirector/tcsedsystem.edu?url=https://methods-sagepub-com.tcsedsystem.idm.oclc.org/reference/the-sage-encyclopedia-of-social-science-research-methods/n403.xml?term=humanisticLinks to an external site.
• Mahajan, S (Nov 22, 2019). How To Read a Research Paper? [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNIe5Uf_nAELinks to an external site.
• McGregor, S. (2018). Understanding and evaluating research: A critical guide. SAGE. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071802656Links to an external site. 
  
  • Ch. 2 (pp. 21-50)
  • Saybrook University Library: https://methods-sagepub-com.tcsedsystem.idm.oclc.org/book/understanding-and-evaluating-research/i1494.xmlLinks to an external site.
• Schiffbauer, L. W. [Nutshell Brainery]. (2021, February 8). How to evaluate articles for credibility [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNhOJWZV1kQLinks to an external site.
• trcclibrary (2011, July 5). Understanding scholarly journal articles [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKUnsz1a01ALinks to an external site.

Initial Post

Consider the problem of poverty. Provide an example of a positivist research paradigm for solving the problem. Then, provide an example of a post-positivist research paradigm for solving the problem. What would be different? Which research paradigm do you prefer?