2. WHAT IS A
PARADIGM?
• Paradigms are a set of social (or
scientific) universally accepted rules
that provides models of problems
and solutions to a scientific
community.
• Theories or models to explain
realities.

3. WHAT ARE THE PARADIGMS
FOR?
1. Act as guides to indicate important
problems and questions in a
research.
2. Develop schemes (models and
theories) that allow those
problems to be solved.
3. Establish criteria for the use of
appropriate tools (it means,
methodologies, tools and
instruments) in a research.

4. INTERPRETIVIST –
CONSTRUCTIVIST PARADIGM
It is based on the study
of interpretive
understanding called
hermeneutics.
characteristics
• Generally these
researches do not begin
with a theory.
• The Researcher
generates a theory.
• Based more on
qualitative methods
than in quantitative
• Researcher takes into
account the participants’
points of
• Their results recognizes
the impact of his/her
own background and
experiences
how does it work?

5. POSITIVIST PARADIGM
It is a model of
scientific research
concept
it looks for
• Causes an facts of
social phenomena
• To explain, predict
and control the
phenomena
• To verify theories
• Rules to regulate
phenomena
it is based on
• Rationalistic
• Empiricist
philosophy
• Experience and
empirical
knowledge

6. : http://www.monografias.com/trabajos35/hermeneutica/hermeneutica.shtm
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http://www.slideshare.net/BlogMabz/exposicion-paradigma-positivista-
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http://www.slideshare.net/guest3544f7/paradigmas-de-investigacion
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