Hi eveyone

I am in a similar but different position and wondered if anyone could provide some words of wisdom (Mog, sorry, but I couldn't find your thread..). With my previous supervisor I adopted the constructivist approach. However, to cut a long story short, with my new supervisors, I have now changed to a realism/critical realism approach. Despite mountains of reading, I still cannot clarify something. Is this approach a theroretical framework or a philisophical framework - and is there a difference?!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!