A criticism of happiness research is that it often relies on what a person says about his or her own happiness. Calling a self-report measure of happiness "subjective well-being" seems not to help ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. There are a variety of tools that can help researchers analyze large volumes of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The call by educational researchers for the methodological management of the self is placed within a discussion on modes of consciousness. The ...

This paper addresses the issue of subjectivity in the context of mathematics education research. It introduces the psychoanalyst and theorist Jacques Lacan whose work on subjectivity combined Freud's ...

A new grant awarded to a researcher from Virginia Tech illuminates an important but poorly understood fact about science and engineering – it's all done by humans and humans are not objective ...

Subjectivity plays an important, yet dangerous, role in risk management. By its very nature, subjective perspectives are held in the mind of the beholder, and, as a result, are dependent on the ...

Most academic disciplines belonging to broad category of social sciences are intrinsically interpretative. This is because any claimed addition/contribution to ‘knowledge’ in any branch of social ...

One of the biggest problems in reviewing tech products — especially mobile products such as cell phones, headsets, media players, etc — is the problem of objectivity. How objective can you be in a ...

Sorry to break it to you, but objectivity in journalism is a rare thing. If we're completely honest, we have to admit that any time someone sets out to report events, analyze a situation, and, yes, ...