Post-Positivism and the Pragmatics of Leisure Research

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The two primary paradigms traditionally discussed in leisure research are interpretivism and positivism. This essay argues for a further discussion and acknowledgement of post-positivism as it can be applied in leisure studies. A description of post-positivism is offered along with a rationale for its use in past as well as future studies. Examples are offered regarding how a post-positivist paradigm can be pragmatic in further examining the complex meanings of leisure.View full textDownload full textKeywordsmeanings, paradigms, qualitative, quantitativeRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2011.583166