Social Science Research

• The researcher must be aware that the data collected may not always reflect reality.
• Ethical issues arise from the fact that researchers are human beings with personalities, emotions, and opinions.
• There are four different elements in qualitative research. It includes Ontology, Epistemology, Methodology and methods
• Ontology is concerned with how we know what exists or what is real
• Epistemology is concerned with how knowledge can be acquired about something
• Methodology refers to the methods used by the researcher to collect information
• Methods refer to the specific techniques used by the researcher to collect information