AU - Abou-Assali, Mouna. AB - This paper defines the epistemological and ontological assumptions underpinning the two most common research paradigms: the scientific and interpretive; in relation to their methodology and methods. It will also shed light on the third recent approach; namely the critical paradigm. A description of the two methods of data collection corresponding to those paradigms is provided. The conclusion section will end with a discussion about the quality of educational research. This paper might be of help to novice and EFL/ESL researchers who wish to conduct research studies in their areas of expertise. (Published Abstract) http://search.shamaa.org/abstract_en.gif ID - 118221 OP - pp. 71-76 T1 - The nature of educational inquiry: is one approach better? [Article] UL - 1 http://search.shamaa.org/fulltext.gif https://journal.journals.uob.edu.bh//Article/ArticleFile/2042 Full text (PDF)