Secondary Analysis: A Strategy for the Use of Knowledge from Research
In recent years there has been a «rapidly expanding demand for sociologists services by organizations and groups for aid in solving their operating problems (Parsons, 1959). When a prospective client approaches the social scientist with a problem and asks what research can do to help solve it, he wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociology Press
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://groundedtheoryreview.com/2013/12/22/secondary-analysis-a-strategy-for-the-use-of-knowledge-from-research/ |
| Summary: | In recent years there has been a «rapidly expanding demand for sociologists services by organizations and groups for aid in solving their operating problems (Parsons, 1959). When a prospective client approaches the social scientist with a problem and asks what research can do to help solve it, he will generally focus this question in one or two ways: 1) what research already exists that may help and/or 2) what research can be done directly in the present situation? (Likert & Lippitt, 1953). This paper will discuss on strategy for applying existing research in the hope that it may help social scientist cope more effectively with the expanding demand for applied social research. |
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| ISSN: | 1556-1550 1556-1550 |