Kültür ve İletişim (Culture and Communication), 2001, 4 (2), pp. 185-207
Methodology Issues: Problems in
Published Empirical Research in Turkey
İrfan
Erdoğan
Abstract
This
article, mainly using the positivist-empiricist theoretical framework, is an assessment
of the present state of empirical research design and statistical analysis in
Turkey. The main objective of the study is to illuminate the problem areas in applied
and/or administrative social research and prompt concerned parties to design research
in order to determine the extent of the problem and provide proper suggestions
for plausible solutions. Examination of published empirical research indicates
that there are widespread design and statistical usage problems, stemming from
the lack of knowledge, expertise, ethic and rigor (from the standpoint of the mainstream
theory), and rooted in dominant mode and relations of academic life (from the
perspective of Marxist oriented critical schools in general).
