Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
Reihe: Social Problems & Social Issues
ISBN: 978-0-202-30710-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
Qualitative researchers have traditionally been cautious about claiming that their work was scientific. The "right-on" schools have exaggerated this caution into an outright rejection of science as a model for their work. Science is, for them, outmoded; "an archaic form of consciousness surviving for a while yet in a degraded form" (Tyler 1986:200). Scientists' assertions that they are in pursuit of truth simply camouflage their own lust for power. There is no essential difference between truth and propaganda.
The authors acknowledge that the boundary between science and propaganda has often been breached and some distrust of scientific claims may be healthy. They also question the claim that science creates disinterested and objective knowledge of an observer-independent world without concluding that science is impossible. The skeptics' reservations about qualitative research are based on the deep-rooted assumption among natural scientists, and some social scientists, that there is a world "out there," prior to, and independent of, their observations. This world can be known objectively in the sense that all observers will, if identically placed, see it in exactly the same way. If a suitable language were available, they would also all produce identical descriptions. From these observations they can work out the laws governing the world's operations.
The authors try to resolve these contrary claims by asserting that science is a procedural commitment. It consists of openness to refutation, a conscientious and systematic search for contradictory evidence, and a readiness to subject one's preconceptions to critical examination. The devotion to truth as a regulative ideal is an essential difference between science and propaganda. This work is a unique and innovative defense of scientific method.
Zielgruppe
Professors of Public Health and qualitative Methodology Courses and their Students, Practitioners, as well as Health Care Policy Makers themselves
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Gesundheitsökonomie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
Weitere Infos & Material
1: The Contribution of Qualitative Research; 1: Qualitative Research and Policy Science; 2: Three Myths about Qualitative Research; 3: So What Is Different about Qualitative Research?; 2: The Practice of Qualitative Research; 4: Observation, Interaction Analysis, and Documents; 5: Interviews in Qualitative Research; 6: Selection and Sampling in Qualitative Research; 7: The Analysis of Qualitative Data; 8: The Ethics of Qualitative Research; 3: Evaluating Qualitative Research; 9: Judging the Quality of Qualitative Research
