If Only We Knew: Increasing the Public Value of Social Science Research

by John Willinsky

In If Only We Knew John Willinsky uses current social issues and historical precedents to demonstrate that the social sciences can and should contribute far more to public knowledge than they have in the past. We have the technologies, Willinsky demonstrates, and need only the determination to create a public resource out of social research that can extend democratic participation and self-determination, as well as improve research's focus and public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415926521
• ISBN13: 9780415926522
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"