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postpositivism

noun

Etymology

From post- + positivism.

  1. borrowed from positivisme
  2. prefixed as postpositivism — “post + positivism”

Definitions

  1. A metatheoretical stance that critiques and amends positivism, saying that theories,…

    A metatheoretical stance that critiques and amends positivism, saying that theories, background, knowledge and values of the researcher can influence what is observed and that human knowledge is based upon human conjectures.

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