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The Role of the Researcher in Educational Settings: Perspectives on Research and Evaluation
Author(s) -
Crockett Stanley
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1973.tb00062.x
Subject(s) - superordinate goals , legitimation , perspective (graphical) , sociology , white (mutation) , mainstream , educational research , politics , social psychology , public relations , psychology , epistemology , pedagogy , political science , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , artificial intelligence , law , gene
The problem of the white researcher in black communities is approached from a systems perspective with emphasis on relationships, as opposed to variables. The relationships of concern are those between black communities and educational systems in the communities. The political nature of educational systems and the activities of those involved in them are reflected in the concepts and methods employed by researchers. Selective attention on the part of the researcher, systematically excluding elements distinctive to black culture, has helped maintain his superordinate role vis‐à‐vis black people in America. The crisis of legitimation presently characterizing the white researcher is viewed as a consequence of the inflexibility of the concepts and methods typically employed in behavioral research.