Alternative approaches to research in physical therapy: positivism and phenomenology. (includes commentary and author response)

Physical Therapy | February 1, 1993| | Copyright

To capture the variety of dimensions that embody the essence of physical therapy practice, we believe that multiple approaches to research are required. The selection of which research approach to use to study one or more facets of physical therapy practice depends on what the research question is and from which philosophical perspective one chooses to study that question. In our view, there are basically two different philosophical perspectives or paradigms that guide research. These alternative philosophical perspectives are based on different assumptions about the world ...

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