Intro: "All social research sets out with specific purposes from a specific position, and aims to persuade readers of the significance of its claims. These aims are always broadly political." Clough & Nutbrown, A student's guide to methodology

Writing on blog (5 - 7 minutes):

How do you know what is true (in education or elsewhere)?
What would convince you that something is true?
What counts as evidence?

Example: Watch stairway piano video:

• How would you study this phenomenon?
• What question(s) would you ask?
• Think of three different approaches you might take.

Whose voice is important in each of these?
What counts as evidence?
What point of view would you take?
What would you be focusing on and ignoring in each?

Synthesis:
How can we categorize these and other approaches to asking questions and exploring truths in education?

There are a number of ways to create categories for different research approaches. Note that none of these taxonomies is comprehensive or stable, but they can be useful give us a starting point to make sense of research.