Dissecting Two Empirical Research Articles for Epistemological Assumptions

All researchers wear the lens of an epistemological paradigm when they design and conduct an empirical
research study. It may not be explicitly stated, but an underlying research philosophy drives the study. The
same will be true of you when you formulate your future doctoral capstone study.
Epistemology is not easy to comprehend. The only way to learn epistemological concepts is to practice
applying them. For this Assignment, you will locate two empirical research articles related to your potential
doctoral capstone topic. You are encouraged to use the same topic throughout the course to obtain an array of
epistemological and theoretical perspectives on this topic. (Even if you change your mind at the end of the
course, this is still a valuable lesson: You may learn that you don’t want to study this topic for your doctoral
capstone project!)