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Return to meaning : a social science with something to say /
This book argues that we are currently witnessing not merely a decline in the quality of social science research, but the proliferation of meaningless research, of no value to society, and modest value to its authors - apart from securing employment and promotion. The explosion of published outputs,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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[2017]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Return to meaning : |b a social science with something to say / |c Mats Alvesson, Yiannis Gabriel, and Roland Paulsen. |
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| 520 | 8 | |a This book argues that we are currently witnessing not merely a decline in the quality of social science research, but the proliferation of meaningless research, of no value to society, and modest value to its authors - apart from securing employment and promotion. The explosion of published outputs, at least in social science, creates a noisy, cluttered environment which makes meaningful research difficult, as different voices compete to capture the limelight even briefly. Older, more significant contributions are easily neglected, as the premium is to write and publish, not read and learn. The result is a widespread cynicism among academics on the value of academic research, sometimes including their own. Publishing comes to be seen as a game of hits and misses, devoid of intrinsic meaning and value, and of no wider social uses whatsoever. Academics do research in order to get published, not to say something socially meaningful. This is what we view as the rise of nonsense in academic research, which represents a serious social problem. It undermines the very point of social science. This problem is far from 'academic'. It affects many areas of social and political life entailing extensive waste of resources and inflated student fees as well as costs to tax-payers. Part two of the book offers a range of proposals aimed at restoring meaning at the heart of social research and drawing social science back address the major problems and issues that face our societies. | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Return to Meaning: A Social Science with Something to Say; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Loss of Meaning; 1: The Problem: So Much Noise, So Little to Say; The Problem with Nonsense; What we Mean by 'Meaning'; In Conclusion; 2: From Science as a Vocation to Science as a Game: and the Resulting Loss of Meaning; From Science as Vocation to Science as a Game; Journal Publishing and its Discontents; The Meaning of the Game; 3: Institutions Encouraging Competition, Instrumentalism, and Meaningless Research; Societal Context: On the Massification of Higher Education. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Status Competition at Different Levels and the Proliferation of Published ResearchInstitutional Conditions: Journal Publication Logics and Professional Norms; Academics: Victims or in Charge?; Conclusion; 4: Researchers Making Sense of Meaningless Research; 'I am a real researcher': Scientific Ritualism; 'I am a part of a far greater whole': Incrementalism; 'I am doing something which only few people can understand': Esotericism; 'I use the right words and therefore I am good': Discursivism; 'I am doing something which is extremely important for me': Egocentrism. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 'It may not lead to much valuable knowledge but I'm having fun': Hedonism'My research is useless and so am I': Self-Denigration; 'It may be meaningless, but look how fast I'm climbing the ladder!': Careerism; 'While doing like everyone else, I choose to suffer heroically': Radical Despair; On 'Better' Motives; In Conclusion; 5: Methodologies and Writings that Turn into Black Holes of Meaning; Specialization and the Triumph of Technique over Meaning; Gap-Spotting; Formulaic Empiricism; Socspeak; Original Text; Translation; Original Text; Translation; Other Examples; In Conclusion. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Part II: Recovery of Meaning6: Recovering Meaning by Reforming Academic Identities and Practices; An Emphasis on Meaningful Research; Cultivating a More Scholarly Identity: From Gap-Spotter to Path-(Up)Setter; Polymorphic Research; Two Methodologies for Doing Interesting Research; Recovering Meaning in Teaching; In Conclusion; 7: Recovering Meaning by Reforming Organizations and Institutions; Professional Communities Reclaiming Meaning; Rethinking Professional Norms: Journals and Other Publication Forms; Rethinking Professional Norms: Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Opening Science to Public ScrutinyPromoting Meaningful Research at Universityand Departmental Levels; Downgrading Instrumentalism Associated with Careerism; Against (Bureaucratic) Research Ethics; Training and Workshops; Education and PhD Training; In Conclusion; 8: Recovering Meaning Through Policy Changes; Higher Education Policies; Broad Assessments of Key Contributions; Cautious Use of Bibliometrics; The Impact of Academic Research on Academic, Professional, and Public Audiences; Evaluation of Research and Other Social Contributions; Governments Supporting a Renewed Emphasis on Teaching. | |
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