Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a client
Researchers are guided by their ideological and ethical viewpoints when conducting research. Doing research for government challenges them to confront these ideals head-on. This article explores the uncertain terrain researchers sometimes have to negotiate when conducting research for government, a...
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Researchers are guided by their ideological and ethical viewpoints when conducting research. Doing research for government challenges them to confront these ideals head-on. This article explores the uncertain terrain researchers sometimes have to negotiate when conducting research for government, and discusses relations between researchers and government officials. It considers the authors’ approach in conducting research for a South African provincial government department in 2008/2009 and, based on that experience, analyses the politics underlying the research process. Despite the clear brief directing the research, they found that the study was never separated from the political environment in which it was conducted. The study goals shifted according to the shifting perspectives of the commissioning authority, causing tension between the researchers and the project management.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bc9c65008b74e4187153b86613c1d4a2024-03-18T11:11:33ZengUniversity of the Free StatePerspectives in Education0258-22362519-593X2013-12-0131410.38140/pie.v31i4.1827Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a clientNolutho Diko0Bongani D. Bantwini1Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Researchers are guided by their ideological and ethical viewpoints when conducting research. Doing research for government challenges them to confront these ideals head-on. This article explores the uncertain terrain researchers sometimes have to negotiate when conducting research for government, and discusses relations between researchers and government officials. It considers the authors’ approach in conducting research for a South African provincial government department in 2008/2009 and, based on that experience, analyses the politics underlying the research process. Despite the clear brief directing the research, they found that the study was never separated from the political environment in which it was conducted. The study goals shifted according to the shifting perspectives of the commissioning authority, causing tension between the researchers and the project management. http://196.255.246.28/index.php/pie/article/view/1827Researcheducational researchgovernment researchresearch politicsSouth Africa |
| spellingShingle | Nolutho Diko Bongani D. Bantwini Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a client Perspectives in Education Research educational research government research research politics South Africa |
| title | Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a client |
| title_full | Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a client |
| title_fullStr | Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a client |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a client |
| title_short | Research politics: Some issues in conducting research for government as a client |
| title_sort | research politics some issues in conducting research for government as a client |
| topic | Research educational research government research research politics South Africa |
| url | http://196.255.246.28/index.php/pie/article/view/1827 |
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