The Constructivist Credo File
Following Egon Guba's death in 2008, Lincoln completed the work, which was published by Routledge and Left Coast Press . The volume includes an intellectual biography of Guba and a case study demonstrating how to apply these conjectures in a doctoral dissertation. Words of Wisdom, For Now ...The Constructivist Credo
Lincoln and Guba maintain that the constructivist paradigm is fundamentally distinct from quantitative or scientific inquiry, though they acknowledge that mixed methods can add context. Context and Legacy The Constructivist Credo
Viewing truth as subjective and socially constructed rather than an objective reality. Following Egon Guba's death in 2008, Lincoln completed
The heart of the Credo consists of (propositional statements) designed to guide researchers in conducting systematic, ethical, and equitable social science inquiry. These are organized into 13 thematic sections, including: Context and Legacy Viewing truth as subjective and
The Credo posits that reality is not "discovered" but is instead a "moving target" that is constantly reconstructed as new knowledge is acquired.
It identifies the human researcher as the primary interpretive instrument, uniquely capable of negotiation and document analysis.