Re: methods/methodologies?

From: Ricardo Ottoni Vaz Japiassu (rjapias@uol.com.br)
Date: Tue Oct 09 2001 - 13:08:41 PDT


Diane,

First, congratulations for your Doctor degree. I gave a brief look on your thesis available in xmca's site. And I like it. It's very original.

I'd like to say to you that here, in Brazil, there is an endless discussion on the different meanings of METHOD and METHODOLOGY: (1) some advocate METHOD and METHODOLOGY are synonymous. (2) for others, METHOD is "the way" and METHODOLOGY the sum of all "ways" or METHODS of approach to an object
  -----Mensagem original-----
  De: Diane Hodges <dhodges@ceo.cudenver.edu>
  Para: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
  Data: Terça-feira, 9 de Outubro de 2001 16:54
  Assunto: Re: methods/methodologies?

  xmca@weber.ucsd.edu writes:
>Diane, Alena, et al. Are the terms method and methodology synonyms in this
>discussion?
>mike
>
  hi mike - i suppose i've been using these words interchangeably - is there
  a substantial difference between method and methodology?
  i'm assuming method describes the what of inquiry, and methodology
  describes why the what is what it is... ?
  diane

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