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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.
[Please be aware that a word may have different nuances, or even a different meaning, according to context.]« Back to Index
