Choose 2 paradigms/theoretical perspectives (positivism & interpretivism) and compare and contrast the ontological and epistemological positions with which they are most commonly associated.

Select one of the paradigms (positivism) you wrote in Part A and critically examine the position of this paradigm within recent educational research debates.

Focusing on the same one paradigm (positivism), discuss how confident in findings from research in this tradition ought to be evaluated and justify your response (credibility, transferability, reliability).