Inquiry Paradigm in Social Welfare
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This article aimed at presenting guidelines to inquiry paradigms in social welfares under the social science perspectives which are considered the foundation of research design. The first one is naturalism paradigm. The researcher possesses ontology, and positivism. Then methodology will be used to describe casual mechanism. Rational choice, and functional and structural explanation lead to the use of quantitative research methodology resulted in the knowledge of types, components, or factors related to state welfares that are generalized, reasonable. This can be used to predict social phenomena. The second is interpretivism paradigm. The researcher possesses ontology relativism, and perspectivism. Then hermeneutics leads to qualitative research methodology resulted in the knowledge of social welfare management in each case study. The knowledge gained can be used to describe a particular phenomenon with similar conditions or contexts. The third is critical paradigm. The researcher possesses various types of ontology including critical realism, historical realism, and relativism. Perspectivism and Relativism contains the methodology focusing on dialectic and discussing techniques, participative method, action research, documentary research which lead to deconstruction of the knowledge in social welfares and to propose proper guidelines for social welfare management.
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