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Criteria for the Quality of Inquiry

Mind Culture and ActivityPublished 1 November 2000Open access
W.L. Wardekker
Citations72
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.99
SNIP1.80
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Abstract

Abstract Researchers working in Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) need to develop criteria for the adequacy of the processes and products of research that is founded on the central tenets of that theory. Criteria like validity and generalizability are not universal, but have been developed from a specific theory of knowledge use. This relation is explained both for the nomological and the interpretive paradigms, and suggestions are made for the development of criteria in the CHAT paradigm on a similar basis.

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Social SciencesDecision Sciences