Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public Health
The aim of this article is to argue the importance of paradigms in the development of research in science, technology, engineering and food innovation to achieve a holistic understanding and effective solutions for public health. The positivist paradigm provides essential tools for quantifying, cont...
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| description | The aim of this article is to argue the importance of paradigms in the development of research in science, technology, engineering and food innovation to achieve a holistic understanding and effective solutions for public health. The positivist paradigm provides essential tools for quantifying, controlling, and ensuring fun-damental aspects of food quality and safety, offering significant benefits for public health. The post-positivist approach addresses more complex aspects of food systems and their interactions with humans and the environment. The constructivist paradigm seeks meaningful impact on public health by focusing on meanings, lived experiences, cultural contexts, and the co-creation of knowledge, thereby complementing positivist and post-positivist perspectives. The socio-critical paradigm examines power dynamics and structures of ine-quality underlying many food and public health issues; it does not merely seek to describe or interpret but actively pursues transformation toward a fairer, more equitable, and sustainable food system. Finally, the pragmatic paradigm offers a flexible, action-oriented framework that, through its connection with public health, frees researchers from the constraints of a single approach, fosters creativity in research design, promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, and generates knowledge that can be directly applied to solve practical problems and improve the health and well-being of populations. |
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| spelling | openalex:W4413184075Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public HealthRodrigo Aguilar Constantino Matosresearch paradigmsfood sciencefood technologyfood engineeringpublic healthpositivismpost-positivismconstructivismsociocritical paradigmpragmatismfood quality and safetyfood systemsfood innovationinterdisciplinary researchNutrition, Health, and Society StudiesFood Safety and HygieneMethodologies in Health Research and PracticeThe aim of this article is to argue the importance of paradigms in the development of research in science, technology, engineering and food innovation to achieve a holistic understanding and effective solutions for public health. The positivist paradigm provides essential tools for quantifying, controlling, and ensuring fun-damental aspects of food quality and safety, offering significant benefits for public health. The post-positivist approach addresses more complex aspects of food systems and their interactions with humans and the environment. The constructivist paradigm seeks meaningful impact on public health by focusing on meanings, lived experiences, cultural contexts, and the co-creation of knowledge, thereby complementing positivist and post-positivist perspectives. The socio-critical paradigm examines power dynamics and structures of ine-quality underlying many food and public health issues; it does not merely seek to describe or interpret but actively pursues transformation toward a fairer, more equitable, and sustainable food system. Finally, the pragmatic paradigm offers a flexible, action-oriented framework that, through its connection with public health, frees researchers from the constraints of a single approach, fosters creativity in research design, promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, and generates knowledge that can be directly applied to solve practical problems and improve the health and well-being of populations.Preprinthttps://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202508.0807.v1https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/e7ed18a84d41385d06f0544f88f43c86/download_pubW4413184075enPreprints.org2025-08-12 |
| spellingShingle | research paradigms food science food technology food engineering public health positivism post-positivism constructivism sociocritical paradigm pragmatism food quality and safety food systems food innovation interdisciplinary research Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies Food Safety and Hygiene Methodologies in Health Research and Practice Rodrigo Aguilar Constantino Matos Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public Health |
| title | Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public Health |
| title_full | Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public Health |
| title_fullStr | Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public Health |
| title_short | Paradigms in Research on Food Science, Technology, and Engineering: Impact on Public Health |
| title_sort | paradigms in research on food science technology and engineering impact on public health |
| topic | research paradigms food science food technology food engineering public health positivism post-positivism constructivism sociocritical paradigm pragmatism food quality and safety food systems food innovation interdisciplinary research Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies Food Safety and Hygiene Methodologies in Health Research and Practice |
| topic_facet | research paradigms food science food technology food engineering public health positivism post-positivism constructivism sociocritical paradigm pragmatism food quality and safety food systems food innovation interdisciplinary research Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies Food Safety and Hygiene Methodologies in Health Research and Practice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202508.0807.v1 https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/e7ed18a84d41385d06f0544f88f43c86/download_pub |
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