Research politics: some issues in conducting research for government as a client

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dc.contributor.authorDiko, Nolutho
dc.contributor.authorBantwini, Bongani D.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-21T08:59:15Z
dc.date.available2016-07-21T08:59:15Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractResearchers 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.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDiko, N., & Bantwini, B. D. (2013). Research politics: some issues in conducting research for government as a client. Perspectives in Education, 31(4), 15-26.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0258-2236 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2519-593X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/3668
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectResearchen_ZA
dc.subjectEducational researchen_ZA
dc.subjectGovernment researchen_ZA
dc.subjectResearch politicsen_ZA
dc.titleResearch politics: some issues in conducting research for government as a clienten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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