Values and Data Collection in Social Research

Julie Zahle

doi:10.1086/694770

Values and Data Collection in Social Research

Julie Zahle

Department of Communication

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Abstract

In this article, I offer a partial analysis of the role of values in qualitative data collection in social research. The partial analysis shows that nonepistemic values have both required and permissible roles to play during this phase of research. By appeal to the analysis, I reject the ideal of value-free science as applied to qualitative data collection, and I demonstrate why two alternative ideals should likewise be dismissed as standards for values in qualitative data collection. Also, I briefly discuss the extent to which the partial analysis carries over to quantitative data collection in social research.

Original language	English
Journal	Philosophy of Science
Volume	85
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	144-163
Number of pages	20
ISSN	0031-8248
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/694770
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018

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