POSITIVIST RESEARCH Chapter objectives
Chapter objectives • To develop an understanding of the positivist research paradigm • To consider the relationship between positivist research, quantitative methodology and experimental methods • To outline the possibilities and limitations of positivist research 8708 AR.qxd 31/08/2009 10:23 Page 9
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