Format:
164 Seiten.
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
978-0-19-878709-9
Content:
Part I. Loss of meaning -- The problem : so much noise, so little to say -- From science as a vocation to science as a game : and the resulting loss of meaning -- Institutions encouraging competition, instrumentalism, and meaningless research -- Researchers making sense of meaningless research -- Methodologies and writings that turn into black holes of meaning -- Part II. Recovery of meaning -- Recovering meaning by reforming academic identities and practices -- Recovering meaning by reforming organizations and institutions -- Recovering meaning through policy changes -- Conclusion
Content:
... the premium is to write and publish, not to read and learn. ... 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 ... The book's second part offers a range of proposals aimed at restoring meaning at the heart of social science research ...
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 145-153
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
,
Sociology
Keywords:
Sozialwissenschaften
;
Forschung
;
Veröffentlichung
;
Aussagekraft
URL:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=030002886&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Author information:
Gabriel, Yiannis 1952-
Author information:
Paulsen, Roland 1981-
Author information:
Alvesson, Mats 1956-
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