Threats to objectivity in the social science research

Vuković, Milovan; Urošević, Snežana; Dašić, Dejan

doi:10.58984/smb2302143v

Article Metadata only M53

2023

Vuković, Milovan
Urošević, Snežana
Dašić, Dejan

University “Union – Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade, Faculty of Sport

Sport, Media and Business

143

158

English

M53 - Paper in a national journal

Objectivity in scientific research have been a frequently discussed issue in the scientific community given that interpretivist scholars have resisted the crucialrole of the positivist paradigm which d ominates in social sciences as well. This paperseeks to critically consider the main criterion (or principle) of scientific knowledge – objectivity – from the standpoint of social science research. The conducted analysisshows that objectivity is not only the key tenet of quantitative research, but also is equally important in qualitative studies which are used in numerous disciplines. Themain objective of this paper is, in order to avoid various threats to objective rese-arch, to conceptualize this l eading sicentific principle that may enhance the metho-dological quality of science; for example, lack of bias, replicability, reproducibility,etc.

science, principles of scientific research, objectivity, aspects of objectivity, procedural objectivity, verifiability

DOI

10.58984/smb2302143v

ISSN

2956-0780

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https://repozitorijum.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/handle/...

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dc.rights.license	CC-BY
dc.identifier.doi	10.58984/smb2302143v
dc.identifier.uri	https://repozitorijum.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/800
dc.description.abstract	Objectivity in scientific research have been a frequently discussed issue in the scientific community given that interpretivist scholars have resisted the crucialrole of the positivist paradigm which d ominates in social sciences as well. This paperseeks to critically consider the main criterion (or principle) of scientific knowledge – objectivity – from the standpoint of social science research. The conducted analysisshows that objectivity is not only the key tenet of quantitative research, but also is equally important in qualitative studies which are used in numerous disciplines. Themain objective of this paper is, in order to avoid various threats to objective rese-arch, to conceptualize this l eading sicentific principle that may enhance the metho-dological quality of science; for example, lack of bias, replicability, reproducibility,etc.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	University “Union – Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade, Faculty of Sport
dc.source	Sport, Media and Business
dc.subject	science
dc.subject	principles of scientific research
dc.subject	objectivity
dc.subject	aspects of objectivity
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	procedural objectivity
dc.subject	verifiability
dc.title	Threats to objectivity in the social science research
dc.type	article
dc.type.version	publishedVersion
dc.citation.volume	9
dc.citation.issue	2
dc.citation.spage	143
dc.citation.epage	158
dc.citation.rank	M53
dc.creator	Vuković, Milovan
dc.creator	Urošević, Snežana
dc.creator	Dašić, Dejan
dc.date.accessioned	2023-12-25T21:47:29Z
dc.date.available	2023-12-25T21:47:29Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.issn	2956-0780


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