• Does the researcher believe in an objective reality or subjective one?
• Is the researcher trying to test a theory that explains objective causes and effects or is the researcher building a theory based on subjective experiences constructed in social and historical contexts?
• Is knowledge static or dynamic?
• Is there one truth or multiple truths?

• Written surveys
• Experimental interventions
• Interviews
• Focus group
• Focussed obervation

3.  What are the appropriate methods of data collection and analysis?

• QUANTITATIVE
• QUALITATIVE