Attention to epistemology, theory use and citation practices are all issues which distinguish academic disciplines from other ways of knowing. Examples from construction research are used to outline and reflect on these issues. In doing so, the discussion provides an introduction to some key issues in social research as well as a reflection on the current state of construction research as a field. More specifically, differences between positivist and interpretivist epistemologies, the role of theory in each and their use by construction researchers are discussed. Philosophical differences are illustrated by appeal to two published construction research articles by Reichstein et al. and Harty on innovation (Reichstein, Salter and Gann, 2005; Harty, 2008). An analysis of citations for each highlights different cumulativity strategies. The potential contribution of mixed research programmes, combining positivist and interpretivist research, is evaluated. The paper should be of interest to early researchers and to scholars concerned with the ongoing development of construction research as an academic field.
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机译：注意认识论，理论运用和引用实践都是使学术学科与其他认识方式区别开来的问题。建筑研究的例子被用来概述和反思这些问题。这样，讨论为社会研究中的一些关键问题提供了介绍，并反思了建筑研究作为一个领域的当前状态。更具体地说，讨论了实证主义和解释主义认识论之间的差异，理论在每种认识论中的作用以及建筑研究人员的运用。哲学差异可以通过对Reichstein等人发表的两篇已发表的建筑研究文章加以说明。 Harty on Innovation（Reichstein，Salter and Gann，2005; Harty，2008）。对每个引用的分析突出显示了不同的累积策略。结合实证主义研究和解释主义研究，对混合研究计划的潜在贡献进行了评估。这篇论文应该对早期的研究人员以及与建筑研究作为一个学术领域的持续发展有关的学者感兴趣。
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