Since yesterday I have been reading about the murky water of the current methodological milieu. One article I have read (Lather, 2013) discussed concerns for hegemonic methodological practice, yet again standardizing methodological practices, despite large segments of the research community. This of course is most unfortunate, as I would hope reasoning beings would acknowledge that not everything can be quantified and that empirical procedures, no matter how careful otherwise, cannot possibly eliminate researcher bias. Everything is biased, even from the procedure chosen. As this is the case, is there a solution? Should anything just go?
According to Rosiek (2013), the best thing we can do is be pragmatic - to realize the impossibility of objectivity but to do work of integrity. St. Pierre and Jackson (2014) echo this in their discussion of the rigidity of methodological procedures. For instance, why must Foucault be confined to a literature review? Why can't his words count as well as participant data? There are numerous methodologies out there, and there are more to be invented. I agree with these authors in that it is time for wider acceptance of methodological practices.
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