vs.
As a researcher candidate, I
have to know both of philosophy--positivism and phenomenology--because as a researcher
we cannot do research using only one philosophy. Many researches that can’t be
done by use one philosophy that we focus on.
For example is phenomenology, we
cannot focus on this philosophy to do all of our research because if we want to
have a result that represented by statistically, of course we have to know
about positivism, and do that research using quantitative research. So, we have
to know both of philosophy to decide the best method that will be applied to do
any research that depends on our goals.
After I read some reference, I
tend to a quantitative person. We know that quantitative has many
characteristics, such as collect numerical data, use statistical models, more efficient
(not time consuming), objectively, measurement and analysis of target, calculating
numbers, etc. Because of many of characteristic that I liked, so my conclusion
is I’m a quantitative person.
If I am naturally a
quantitative person, what I should do when I have to conduct qualitative
research is trying to do my best. I will learn more about qualitative research
from many resources, such as book references, internet, lecturers, even my
friends that have a good ability to do a qualitative research because it is my
obligation to do the research. I won’t give up to study qualitative research
that I thought more difficult to be learned (because there is not much
characteristic that I have or I like). After I learn more about qualitative
research, I hope can conduct it and produce the good research.
