NURS 840 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEORY
Reviews the nature of knowledge and theory in the various scientific disciplines. Describes and analyzes the revolutions or paradigm shifts that have occurred in science. The struggle between many world views is discussed including empiricism, positivism, rationalism and the hypodeductive model of science. After considering the ways of knowing (epistemology), selected world views and theories from a variety of disciplines are analyzed. Discusses strategies for developing nursing theories and introduces alternative metatheoretical approaches available for use in theory evaluation in nursing.
Offered
202009