Epistemology... doing a bit of soul searching outside my comfort zone
As I get ready to start my EdD journey with the WELS Institute of the Open University, I was directed to have a read through a paper entitled, "Three approaches to Case Study Methods in Education: Yin, Merriam, and Stake" (Yazan, 2015). And I have to say I find myself really challenged by what I'm reading. Thanks Dr Dennis @azumahcarol. ( " A student solves a mathematics equation at the Mfantsipim Boys School in Cape Coast " by World Bank Photo Collection is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 .) As must people who read my blog know, my undergrad degree was in Applied Mathematics. Perhaps from that perspective, my interest in the mathematical science reflected my desire to believe the world was a stable, controlled and deterministic place. And much of my career I've been driven to share that view with others. And, in reading about the epistemology of educational research in Cohen et. al (2018) I came to understand this ...