If Only We Knew

Increasing The Public Value of Social Science Research
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-92652-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 480 g

In If Only We Knew John Willinsky uses current social issues and historical precedents to demonstrate that the social sciences can and should contribute far more to public knowledge than they have in the past. We have the technologies, Willinsky demonstrates, and need only the determination to create a public resource out of social research that can extend democratic participation and self-determination, as well as improve research's focus and public support. If Only We Knew offers examples of why and how this is not only possible but necessary, in the face of knowledge-based economies and a withering public sector. This book inspires the public to demand far more of research; it also shows researchers how to deliver far more of knowledge's value to the public.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Willinsky, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Soziophysik, Wirtschaftsphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments 1. A Public-Knowledge Project SECTION I: KNOWLEDGE 2. Public Knowledge 3. Knowbiz Economies 4. Housing Knowledge SECTION II: SOCIAL SCIENCE 5. Social-Science Ethos 6. Limited Impact 7. Chance of Knowledge 8. Risk of Knowing 9. Footnotes among Fragments SECTION III: POLITICS 10. A Knowing Democracy 11. The Next Incunabula, Appendix: Potential Components of a Public-Knowledge Website

Über Autor(innen)

John Willinsky