Pathology of geographical research (with an emphasis on rural geography research)
In recent decades, reduction of space to mere objectivity has created problems for the science of geography. One of the issues in the recognition of geographical space is reflected in the geographical research that is confined to purely quantitative methods. This paper is an attempt to have a pathol...
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| description | In recent decades, reduction of space to mere objectivity has created problems for the science of geography. One of the issues in the recognition of geographical space is reflected in the geographical research that is confined to purely quantitative methods. This paper is an attempt to have a pathological analysis of the principles of geographical knowledge (i.e. ontology, epistemology and methodology) with respect to the dominant paradigm of geographical research, in general, and in rural geography knowledge, in particular. A content analysis of 70 recent geographical articles (rural studies) showed that positivism has been the dominant approach in geographical research. Also, in 54 articles, the relationship between the researcher and the researched was identified to be a dichotomous subject-object relationship. The goal of this article is to seek an understanding of "language" as a starting point to examine the local actors' space. Along with language, there are other tools to contribute; questionnaires, statistical models, and software analysis techniques such as the GIS software are of benefit too in this respect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0cf2735eec64357baadcbef3a3a8ffa2022-12-22T01:12:08ZfasUniversity of TehranPizhūhish/hā-yi Rūstāyī2008-73732423-77872018-11-019341242910.22059/jrur.2018.236430.113267936Pathology of geographical research (with an emphasis on rural geography research)Naser Shafiei Sabet0Saber Sedighi1Assistant professor of geography and rural planning, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.PhD student of geography and rural planning, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.In recent decades, reduction of space to mere objectivity has created problems for the science of geography. One of the issues in the recognition of geographical space is reflected in the geographical research that is confined to purely quantitative methods. This paper is an attempt to have a pathological analysis of the principles of geographical knowledge (i.e. ontology, epistemology and methodology) with respect to the dominant paradigm of geographical research, in general, and in rural geography knowledge, in particular. A content analysis of 70 recent geographical articles (rural studies) showed that positivism has been the dominant approach in geographical research. Also, in 54 articles, the relationship between the researcher and the researched was identified to be a dichotomous subject-object relationship. The goal of this article is to seek an understanding of "language" as a starting point to examine the local actors' space. Along with language, there are other tools to contribute; questionnaires, statistical models, and software analysis techniques such as the GIS software are of benefit too in this respect.https://jrur.ut.ac.ir/article_67936_25078d9006bcc6d6438048324e2c16ce.pdfpathologyGeographical researchRural geography researchphilosophyLanguage |
| spellingShingle | Naser Shafiei Sabet Saber Sedighi Pathology of geographical research (with an emphasis on rural geography research) Pizhūhish/hā-yi Rūstāyī pathology Geographical research Rural geography research philosophy Language |
| title | Pathology of geographical research (with an emphasis on rural geography research) |
| title_full | Pathology of geographical research (with an emphasis on rural geography research) |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Pathology of geographical research (with an emphasis on rural geography research) |
| title_short | Pathology of geographical research (with an emphasis on rural geography research) |
| title_sort | pathology of geographical research with an emphasis on rural geography research |
| topic | pathology Geographical research Rural geography research philosophy Language |
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