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Reflexivity for What? A Response to Gewirtz and Cribb on the Role of Values in the Sociology of Education
Hammersley, Martyn
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v29 n5 p549-558 Sep 2008
This article is a reply to Gewirtz and Cribb's argument for ethical reflexivity, presented in a previous issue of this journal. These authors compared their views with mine, suggesting a way in which the differences between our positions could be overcome. I argue that, while there is certainly substantial agreement, there are also some fundamental differences between us, notably about the goal of research. Indeed, in my view, what they recommend involves a greatly increased danger of bias and a version of scientism. At issue here is, in large part, the "kind" of ethical reflexivity that is appropriate in sociological work. (Contains 8 notes.)
Descriptors: Educational Sociology, Moral Values, Ethics, Reader Response, Rhetorical Criticism, Theory Practice Relationship, Experimenter Characteristics, Research Problems, Transformative Learning, Social Science Research, Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries
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