Philosophical Assumptions Sample Clauses

Philosophical Assumptions. The ontological stance is about the nature of reality and considering the study from the qualitative ontological stance, the view is that reality about compassionate care is multiple and could be demonstrated through different perspectives (Xxxxx, 2002; Xxxxxxxx, 2013, Xxxxxxx et al, 2014). The ontological position assumes that receivers and providers of mental health care have views about compassionate care and can express different viewpoints to convey what compassionate care means to them within acute mental health care settings. This view contrasts with the ontological stance that a single objective reality about compassionate care exists within acute mental health care settings independent of people’s views (Xxxxx, 2002; Xxxxxxx, 2008; Xxxxxxxx, 2013, Xxxxxxx et al, 2014). This viewpoint is supported because there is no single reality or truth because meaning of a phenomenon is co-created (Xxxxxx and Lincoln, 2011). The epistemological position that underpins this study is that knowledge about compassionate care within acute mental health care settings can be developed by exploring the subjective views of people who receive and provide acute mental health care, where the researcher is part of the knowledge development and not external to it (Xxxxx, 2002; Xxxxxxxx, 2013, Xxxxxxx et al, 2014). From this perspective, the study is seeking to develop knowledge about compassionate care through an inductive process where data are first generated from participants with the researcher as an instrument of research, and the meaning and interpretation of compassionate care is developed using participants’ words and views (Xxxxxxxx, 2013; Xxxxxxx et al, 2014). The study’s epistemology differs from the deductive approach to knowledge where a hypothesis is first developed about a particular theory or social process and objective evidence is collected to either confirm or reject the theory (Xxxxx, 2002; Xxxxxxxx, 2013, Xxxxxxx et al, 2014). The deductive approach is consistent with positivisim or empiricism which is based on the assumption that the processes used in investigating the natural sciences can be used in social research to produce objective and value-free findings and that reality can be captured accurately without any external influence on the research process (Xxxxxx, 2007; Xxxxxxxx, 2013). Unlike positivism, the study is influenced by the interaction between the researcher and participants leading to findings which are developed through the interpretati...
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