Social Science Research Findings and Educational Policy Dilemmas

Misinformation and Fact-checking: Research Findings from Social Science

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Demography as social science and policy science

Objectivity of Social Science and Social Policy

The fact that the points of view, not only of the contributors but of the editors as well, are not identical even on methodological issues, stands as a guarantee that the Archiv will not fall prey to any sectarian outlook. On the other hand, agreement as to certain fundamental issues is a presupposition of the joint assumption of editorial responsibility. This agreement refers particularly to t...

Ethical dilemmas of social science research on AIDS and orphanhood in Western Kenya.

This paper is based on the experiences drawn from a long-term social science research programme on the impact of the AIDS pandemic on orphanhood in western Kenya. It discusses the ethical dilemma of maintaining a delicate balance between research ethics, the expectations of the study population and negotiating the community's vested interests in a health related research project in a low-income...

Brain, behavior, biology, and music: Some research findings and their implications for educational policy

As an invited contributor to Arts Education Policy Review, I am pleased to have this opportunity to address a readership directly concerned with educational policy. But I have the mark of the interloper. As a university instructor for more than thirty years, I have some knowledge of education, but it does not extend to preschool and K-12. Nor have I expertise as a practitioner in the arts or as...