I highly reccommend this, from 4 years ago but very pertinent .....
Breen, L., and Darlaston-Jones, D. (2008). Moving Beyond the Enduring Dominance of Positivism in
Psychological Research: An
Australian
Perspective.
Paper presented at the 43rd Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference.
Abstract
Almost since its inception, the dominant
narrative of modern psychology has embraced
positivism through its insistence
that psychological science is objective, generalisable,
and value free (or neutral).
Consequently, quantitative research and in particular,
experimental designs, are privileged
over other forms of enquiry and other
epistemologies, methodologies, and
methods remain marginalised within the discipline.
Alternative epistemologies and
methodologies remain predominantly at the margins
within psychological research yet
have resulted from the growing dissatisfaction with
the dominance of positivism. We
argue that the enduring hegemony of positivism needs
to be opposed to enable psychology
to genuinely understand the antecedents of, and
provides meaningful sustainable
solutions for, complex human issues without being
constrained by a narrow focus on
method. We discuss how psychology in Australia can
move towards embracing
methodological and epistemological pluralism and provide a
number of suggestions for change
across the interrelated areas of accreditation,
curriculum, the Australian
Psychological Society, and research.
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