given an issue
(say "many children have difficult times in school," "many of our colonial subjects have difficulties with what we ask them do")
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if a plausible theory about this issue
(say, "children/primitives have difficulties with school/modernity because ...") and a body of research derived from that theory
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then build on this theory |
else question the grounds of the statement of the issue or the plausibility of the theory |
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if earlier research building on this theory leads to plausible new questions
(say, "children/primitives .... because .... psychological peculiarities")
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else look for new questions |
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then derive some of these questions in the form of hypotheses
((say, "children .... because .... ADHD " or "certain races are less developed biologically")
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imagine ways to justify this critique and alternative techniques
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Hypothesis: Ritalin may alter rate of difficulties?
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summary statement (possibly in the shape of a "question")
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summary statement (possibly in the shape of a "question")
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techniques for measuring
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techniques not used before
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techniques not used before
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answer (not) confirming hypotheses
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suggestions for questions to investigate in through hypothetico-deduction
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relate the observations to the issue and restate the issue
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(this is the strict version of 'grounded theory') |
(this is classic Boasian anthropology, and ethnomethodology, now developed by Latour) |
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