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Qualitative science policy.

Carl Mitcham1

  • 1Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA. cmitcham@mines.edu

Qualitative Health Research
|November 15, 2007
PubMed
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Qualitative research faces challenges from quantitative methods. This analysis advocates for a science policy shift, promoting deeper social science integration and stronger qualitative research alliances.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Science Policy
  • Philosophy of Science

Background:

  • Quantitative research methods are increasingly dominant, posing challenges for qualitative research.
  • Criticisms of quantitative methods, historically confined to philosophy of science, now influence science policy debates.
  • Current science policy discussions often focus on scientific autonomy and linear models of science-society interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review science policy debates concerning scientific autonomy and linear models.
  • To explore the multiple meanings of 'quality' in research.
  • To advocate for a reassessment of quantitative research within science policy.

Main Methods:

  • Historical and philosophical analysis of quantitative methods.

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  • Review of current science policy debates.
  • Conceptual analysis of 'quality' in research.

    • Main Results:

    • Criticisms of quantitative methods are increasingly relevant to science policy.
    • The linear model of science-society relationships is a key area of debate.
    • Multiple interpretations of 'quality' exist in research contexts.

    Conclusions:

    • Science policy requires a reassessment of the dominance of quantitative research.
    • Increased engagement between science policy and social sciences is necessary.
    • An explicit alliance between science policy and qualitative methods should be fostered.