A reflection on futures studies methodology

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Management and Accounting, Bu-Ali Sina University, hamedan

2 Member of the academic staff of the Research Center of the Islamic Council

Abstract

Objective: So far, many of the reliable future studies texts have pointed out the necessity of using various methods in future studies research, but they have often left the method of its application to the initiative of the researcher, thus witnessing a kind of confusion. The spill is in this area. Therefore, this research is presented with the aim of applying the strategy of mixed or triangled research in the framework of futures studies research.

Method: This research is theoretical in point of view of its goal and Its approach is comparative, analytical and intuitive, and also from the point of view of data collection, it is analytical-exploratory.

Findings: In this article, common methods in future studies were reviewed with a glimpse of their intended applications in military fields, and through the necessity of pluralism among disciplines and with the help of the triangle research strategy, a system for quantitative and qualitative methods used in future research was presented. And it was tried to generalize this system to both abstract (revelation) and experimental methods.

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Futures Studies Of The Islamic Revolution
Volume 5, Issue 1
February 2024
Pages 253-283

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  • Receive Date: 25 September 2023
  • Revise Date: 22 January 2024
  • Accept Date: 10 February 2024

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