In search of a critical stance: Applying qualitative research practices for critical quantitative research in psychology


Abstract


Critical research seeks to understand the influence of hegemony through the experiences of oppressed groups. In this paper, we consider how core qualitative research practices, such as memoing to document positionality and to archive decision making, can align quantitative research with a critical epistemological stance.

DOI Code: 10.1285/i24212113v5i2p63

Keywords: Critical epistemology; qualitative methods; reflexivity

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