Similarities and Differences Between Method and Methodology
If we start with the definitions, method and methodology can be seen to have a derivative relationship. According to the Oxford Dictionary, a method is “a particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.” When we try to look for the definition of methodology, we find that it is just a word that comes as a result of a derivation. As seen by McGregor and Murname (2010, p. 2), “The word methodology comprises two nouns: method and ology , which means a branch of knowledge; hence, a methodology is a branch of knowledge that deals with the general principles or axioms of the generation of new knowledge. It refers to the rationale and the philosophical assumptions that underlie any natural, social, or human science study, whether articulated or not. Simply put, methodology refers to how each of logic, reality, values, and what counts as knowledge inform research.” The first clause has already explained clearly that m...