Randomised controlled trials in educational research: Ontological and epistemological limitations

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are a valued research method in evidence-based practice in medical and clinical settings because they are associated with a particular ontological and epistemological perspective that is situated within a positivist world view. It assumes that environments and var...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Rowe, Carmen Oltmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2016-05-01
Series:African Journal of Health Professions Education
Online Access:http://www.ajhpe.org.za/index.php/ajhpe/article/download/683/350