I came upon this sentence today, while reading "Decolonizing methodologies - research and indigenous peoples" by Linda Tuhiwai Smith:
"the belief in the ideal that benefitting mankind is indeed a primary outcome of scientific research is as much a reflection of ideology as it is of academic training" (p. 14) (emphasis added). Unfortunately a lot of research is built around funding opportunities, personal, sometimes selfish interest, and research fads rather than needs. And a lot of research does not, or does not directly benefit people who have limited opportunities, or poor health, or face other profound challenges that prevent them from living comfortably and safely.
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AuthorI am Sheryl L. Chatfield, Ph.D, C.T.R.S. I am a member of the faculty in the College of Public Health at Kent State University. I also Co-coordinate the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research and I am a member of the Design Innovation Team at Kent State. Archives
February 2024
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