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Discussion Post Response Student’s Name Institution Course Professor’s Name Submission Date Creswell and Creswell’s (2022) argument regarding research designs that would uplift marginalized voices and challenge systems within which marginalized populations survive relates to philosophical worldviews that underlie the different research approaches. Although philosophical worldviews are predominantly concealed in research, they impact the research practice. Individuals preparing research proposals must explain their philosophical ideas to help understand why they selected quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches for their studies. The authors discuss four philosophical worldviews: postpositivist, constructivist, transformative, and pragmatic. The transformative worldview focuses on diverse dimensions of approaching research, including political, collaborative, change-driven, power, and justice perspectives. All of the approaches mentioned above...