What is constructivism? (Definitions, examples, ontology and epistemology of constructivism)
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- In this video, I explain what is constructivism in research. In addition to providing a definition of constructivism and examples of where constructivism is used in practice, I also discuss the ontology and epistemology of this paradigm. The overall aim of the video is to explain constructivism in practical terms and explain what this paradigm means for our research choices, such as data collection and analysis procedures. Let me know in the comments if I managed to make constructivism easier for you to understand :)
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➡️ The article mentioned in the video:
Schwandt, T. A. (2000). Three epistemological stances for qualitative inquiry: Interpretivism, hermeneutics, and social constructionism. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research (2 ed., pp. 189-213). SAGE Publications Inc.
Time stamps:
00:00-10:42 Constructivism: definitions, example applications
10:42-19:49 Ontology and Epistemology of constructivism
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Hello from Brazil! Excelent explanation! I liked the analogy between the globe and the ocean! It was perfect! Another examples of the research in a perspective of construtivism can be etnography and participatory research. Thanks a lot for the video!
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Thank you so much for this. In my own research it is often easy to get caught up in the very philosophical discussions surrounding research paradigms. This video has helped me bring those discussions back to their practical implications for my research.
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Thanks, very useful in helping me understand constructivism.
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Thank you so much for such an easy explanation! I have started the university in the UK and English is not my first language. It is so hard to understand academic literature for me.. your video has made it so clear to me of what constructionism and positivism is. I cannot thank you enough ❤
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Thanks for the video, very helpful to have some practical examples. How would you differentiate between constructionism and constructivism? I know they are very closely related but I’m also aware there are differences, but I’m struggling with what they are. Many thanks.
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thank you, now interested in pragmatism... :)
Thank you so much for the video, it's for helpful to me especially that I have chosen to use qualitative research methods. On epistemology I needed to hear more examples apart from interviews. Thank you
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Thanks for this knowledge. I had read several books, journals and videos. But I had completely failed to understand anything. But with this video I feel like I have a Phd in constructivism.
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Great explanation. I need some of the Jameson in the background...lol
Adding to your analogy between knowledge and the ocean. Nobody studies the same ocean, because each of us reflects our unique image on to the ocean; we each add our individuality to it. So knowledge has a subjective dimension, in opposition to positivism.
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thankyou....it would be wonderful if you could explain all three IR mein theories using a comparative method yet in a way that we don't get them mixed up....i dont know if its possible but it would be worth the try
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your video helped me alot :-) can you please mention all references, from where did you get all this knowledge?
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I like your metaphor
thank you very much, this was awesome. However, now I am really confused between this paradigm and interpretivism. Could you please according to your knowledge in. both what is the differences?
Can you explain the difference between social constructionism and constructivism as you’ve just explained?
what is the difference between constructivism and constructionism
Thank you very much for all your valuable insights. I am sure now I understand what Constructivism stands for. Could you please briefly enlighten me on the difference between Constructivism and Interpretativism ? I know they are a bit similar but not the same and it is so confusing
I am not even sure myself, to be honest, but I feel like maybe interpretivism is broader and more inclusive - however, as I said, I am not sure so I don't want to pretend that I do :)
How would you differentiate with constructionism
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Dr. Kriukow, clearly understood but still I have faced problem during the writing. I am writing on constructivism applying onto, epistemology and methodological review. Do you have any example of such writings.
thank you for sharing. could you please tell the difference between constructivism and constructionism?
This is a difficult question, but the key difference, I think, is that constructivism focuses on personal experiences/the role of an individual in constructing knowledge, and social constructivism is concerned more with social interactions and a wider culture
Would you say its possible to have a deductive TA design, supported by a constructivist position? IE: Data led coding framework, but, a flexibility to explore lived reality within that framework? (and thank you so much for your work! Its so helpful!)
Hey Grace
I’m writing up my honours thesis and currently using a inductive TA under constructionist narrative analysis. It’s a bit different from constructivist but it works very well for me. Perhaps because I’m using story completion methods ☺️ Hope this sheds some light!
Hi, I'm Conductinga qualititive research (Phd dissrtation) using ( constructivism and interpretivism paradigms), and I'm trying to understand the historcal background of these two paradigms in way to use them as a research method, I looked through GoogleScholer and I found some helpful articls , but still confused about it..
Great vid! Could one argue that constructivist epistemology would also be concerned with quantitative research that focused on the same principles? (ideas, beliefs, social networks etc themselves, not just qualitative)
Not sure. It probably is possible, but would be quite difficult !
@@qualitativeresearcher In what sense? Polling data would be an example of a method...gauging ideas/beliefs of individuals and organizations of individuals would it not?
Thank you for the video ! Its helpful ! But i still confused about interpretivsm / constructivism ... i found they are very similar 😂😂😂😂
Great channel and video! I was curious how you would respond to this: Constructivists seem to equivocate perceiving reality with reality as such. Why say ‘reality’ is fundamentally limited (or reduced) to what we know or perceive? Why not just say we have limited knowledge or limited experience of a greater reality? Constructivists seem to be putting the cart before the horse.
Great (and Difficult!) question, and it really sums up some points that I made in another video in which I talk about positivism and constructivism. What usually happens in practice is that our beliefs are a combination of assumptions from such "extreme" worldviews as constructivism and positivism, otherwise it would be difficult to even start thinking about the world. E.g. why bother researching Anything if Everything is so subjective, and just a product of our own views? To say, on the other hand, that "we have limited knowledge of greater reality", as you said, would in fact sound like something a positivist would say - because they believe there is a Greater Reality in the first place, and our goal is to explore it (unlike the "hardcore constructivists" who will argue that there is no such thing, because we are the ones who are constantly contructing the reality). I must say that my best advice is just not to think too much about these things, as just thinking about this gives me a headache :P
@@qualitativeresearcher Ha, Thanks for the response!
Consider the statements below and choose the appropriate combination in the options (a-d) given on the Pillars of Constructivism. 1. Regulative norms order and constrain behavior. 2. Constitutive norms create new actors, interests or categories of inaction. 3. Prescriptive norms prescribe good and bad norms. 4. Norms evolve.
A. 1 and 2 are both false.
B. 2 and 3 are both false.
C. 3 and 4 are both false.
D. none of the above.
Can you please help me answer this question
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Brilliant presentation and the most simplistically ('idiot's guide') put together and delivered explanation of SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM. After have read other literature and watched videos on the same and related topic, yours by a long way stands out as the most easily and logically and practically understandable presentation of SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM, e.g., linking this concept to the natural cognitive human abilities and distinguishing between the ontology and epistemology of Social Constructivism. I am much more confident now to proceed with the next step of my Masters research. Please confirm; Are the terms Constructivism and Constructionism synonymous, in a research context ? Thapelo Lehasa, Johannesburg, South Africa. Am I correct in saying your surname is Polish ?
Thank you I am very flattered at how useful you found my explanation to be. I must admit however, that I am myself a bit confused as to the constructivism vs constructionism dichotomy, and I do Not think they are the same - you will need to read up on this however, I'm not going to pretend that I have all the answers, as I do not. My surname is actually russian, as I have russian roots, but my first name is Polish (although they also have such name in Russia). I am, by citizenship, Polish. Greetings from an unusually hot Scotland (this is where I live) to beautiful and vibrant Johannesburg that I plan to visit one day, although never been :)
Reality is social. Actuality is physical/quantum.
I don't understand the phrase "create reality". Isn't "reality" different from what we learn and perceive?
Whether it is or not would be exactly one of the questions on which constructivists would disagree with positivists :)
I came for the constructivism, but I stayed for the Jamison in the background
well spotted! :) There are many more, I am a big fan of whisky. Mainly Scotch, but I love Jameson's smooth taste (although this one was not as good, this one is a stout edition)
This is essentially impossible to understand until it isn't. constructivism = building your own cave of subjectivity. Building Plato's Cave. It's like enforcing Aristotelianism. It is. Our beliefs anchor our perceptions (our reality filters) outside of objective, event based reality. 'Multiple realities' is just multiplicity. It's the tension that exists between each of our existential caves. We each have a different understanding of conflict and contradiction, and that in itself is the tension from which all potential energy is transferred. Multiplicity is just reflections of you. Nothing exists without contradiction. The very first contradiction (The Big Bang) was and is the conflict between 'I Am' (gravity/compression/coherence/negentropy), and 'I Am Not' (chaos/expansion/convolution/entropy). 'All the things', are just various conflicts and resolutions, over and over again, which is just an algorithmic reduction towards an event horizon where there is probably a separation between those who 'understand', and those who don't.
Crazy, hey? I know. I almost feel like this should come with an apology both because of how hard to understand it is, and because it is both true, and untrue (an abstraction).
Constructivism is what happens when you start discussing politics after hitting a blunt.
Excellent explanation though.
Good presentation
Thank you