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- Title
The potential of working hypotheses for deductive exploratory research.
- Authors
Casula, Mattia; Rangarajan, Nandhini; Shields, Patricia
- Abstract
While hypotheses frame explanatory studies and provide guidance for measurement and statistical tests, deductive, exploratory research does not have a framing device like the hypothesis. To this purpose, this article examines the landscape of deductive, exploratory research and offers the working hypothesis as a flexible, useful framework that can guide and bring coherence across the steps in the research process. The working hypothesis conceptual framework is introduced, placed in a philosophical context, defined, and applied to public administration and comparative public policy. Doing so, this article explains: the philosophical underpinning of exploratory, deductive research; how the working hypothesis informs the methodologies and evidence collection of deductive, explorative research; the nature of micro-conceptual frameworks for deductive exploratory research; and, how the working hypothesis informs data analysis when exploratory research is deductive.
- Subjects
STATISTICAL measurement; PUBLIC administration; HYPOTHESIS; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Quality & Quantity, 2021, Vol 55, Issue 5, p1703
- ISSN
0033-5177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11135-020-01072-9