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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529748727 1529748720 9781526421036 1526421038 |