Transparency in qualitative research /

Almost all social scientists recognize research transparencydefined as the obligation to make data, analysis, methods, and interpretive choices underlying their claims visible in a way that allows others to evaluate themas a fundamental ethical obligation. While most quantitative social scientists s...

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Main Author: Moravcsik, Andrew (Author)
Other Authors: Atkinson, Paul, 1947- (Editor), Delamont, Sara, 1947- (Editor), Cernat, Alexandru (Editor), Sakshaug, Joseph W. (Editor), Williams, Richard A., active 2020 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020.
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Summary:Almost all social scientists recognize research transparencydefined as the obligation to make data, analysis, methods, and interpretive choices underlying their claims visible in a way that allows others to evaluate themas a fundamental ethical obligation. While most quantitative social scientists share some minimum expectations about research transparency, many qualitative or interpretive researchers remain unclear what exactly it means, if anything, for their type of research. Some worry, moreover, that enhancing transparency could undermine ethical protection of subjects, encourage invasive demands from journal editors, or unfairly increase their logistical load. This entry summarizes innovative efforts in the 2010s, based particularly in political science, to refine the general concept of research transparency; to establish precise standards appropriate for qualitative research; to weigh the ethical, legal, and logistical ...
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781529748727
1529748720
9781526421036
1526421038