1.1 On elephants | Qualitative Methods | Philosophy of Qualitative Research | UvA

In this video Dr Gerben Moerman introduces the concepts of epistemology and ontology by telling a story about elephants. With this story you learn about the various ways you can think about epistemology and ontology and the different (research) questions that arise from that.


This course consists of six modules and each module has several videos. To find the right module, go to our account @Research Methods and Statistics and click on Playlists, or view them below.

MODULE 1: Philosophy of Qualitative Research
1.1 On elephants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9EtzjhJNA0&list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9&index=1
1.2 Ontology for social actors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlUKGRYYZEw&list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9&index=2
1.3 Ontology for social researchers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHmvMtc_Ybg&list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9&index=3
1.4 Epistemology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfhORwlRB4Q&list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9&index=4
1.5 Hermeneutics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1I8LqQe-Xg&list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9&index=5
1.6 Phenomenology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0rvs2An6dk&list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9&index=6
1.7 Pragmatism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUsdciEuSdU&list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9&index=7

QUALITATIVE METHODS: MODULES
1. Philosophy of Qualitative Research: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlSknrmahoMrr7V1563CGX9
2. Observation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLpEs0x9BnlKTMcy6-ge4maa4joGfVXX
3. Good Practices & Criteria: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLpEs0x9BnnTuxS5QheeKxtZ1Y99C-lq
4. Qualitative Interviewing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLpEs0x9BnnOkt0jJHbF7vNvJLa97tZX
5. Qualitative Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLpEs0x9Bnm1ioiCHmj4OSSqT02CiXrz
6. Writing, Mixing and Ethics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLpEs0x9BnmX8fKkuM8iVrLHXH52paiK

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