... as an object from which the observer is separate. This perspective, known as positivism, asserts that knowledge is based on scientific facts which have been experimentally investigated. Positivists argue that what exists does so outside our knowledge of it, and thus an objective discovery is 'real' in that it is not subject to the values and beliefs of the ... ethical issues surrounding quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. A key consideration in conducting ethical research is the notion of informed consent. This is problematic for quantitative research as participant...

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