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		<title>The questions that keep me up at night and what I plan to do about them in 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Hi everyone, and welcome to The Scholar&#8217;s Way for 2026! As I start the year back at work, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what I do. A nice introduction to my new subscribers and a reminder of why you are here if you&#8217;ve subscribed for a<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Deadline extended &#8211; you can still submit your abstract! 🎉</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Hi everyone! A quick note to let you know the deadline has been extended to submit an abstract for our upcoming research paradigms book. Final abstracts are due 28 November 2025 at 12PM AEST (Melbourne time; UTC+11). So you still have time! 🎉 We are looking for stories from all different paradigms<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Call for abstracts for our research paradigms handbook!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 22:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Lynette Pretorius and Basil Cahusac de Caux. We are seeking chapter contributions for a forthcoming edited book titled The Researcher’s Compass: Choosing Your Paradigm, Finding Your Voice. This book aims to demystify research paradigms by offering accessible, reflective, and grounded accounts of how paradigms shape research design, practice, and identity. The book will be<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 02:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Frameworks in research play a crucial role in shaping the direction of a research project. They serve as the foundation upon which studies are built and analysed, offering a lens through which researchers can interpret their findings. However, they are also a source of confusion for researchers so, in this blog post,<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Demystifying research paradigms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Let&#8217;s talk about one of the most complex parts of research &#8211; understanding the philosophical underpinnings of your worldview and how this shapes the way your research is done. This is called a research paradigm and is one of the areas I get the most frequent questions about from graduate research students.<div class="more-link">
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