Overly Honest Social Science? The value of acknowledging bias, subjectivity and the messiness of research

Tarr, Jen (2013) Overly Honest Social Science? The value of acknowledging bias, subjectivity and the messiness of research. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (13 Mar 2013). Website.

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The popular Twitter hashtag #overlyhonestmethods reveals the widespread interest in methodological reflexivity. Jen Tarr reflects on the overt critique of scientific objectivity and argues good social scientific practice should be about acknowledging the weaknesses of methods to improve practice and to reassure novice researchers that real world research often is messy. Furthermore, we need more space in mainstream journals for over-honesty and the discussion of real methodological practices..

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s) CC BY 3.0
Divisions:	Methodology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2017 08:15
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71786

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