epistemology

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concerns the nature of knowledge and how we may come to knowledge

The term epistemology refers to this general area of study, but a particular stance/perspective on this may be referred to as an epistemology – that is there are various 'epistemologies'

epistemology underpins any public knowledge claims, and so is something researchers need to consider when conceptualising/designing studies.

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.