Nothing is more as dignifying than conducting a value- free research. I can confidently say that a value- free research in this contemporary times despite the complexity of social phenomena is very possible. Researches in the Social Sciences can be done at easy and be considered as value- free.
Objectivity is the focal point of a social science research. As, Prof. V T Jike puts it, "any reputation that in heres with contemporary social science rests with the claim to scientific objectivity or what is generally regarded as value- free social science". Scientific Objectivity is possible in social science research. in the statement of Prof V T Jike, "the social sciences have moved beyond the realm of philosophical conjectures and base speculations to more determinable and empirical interpretation of social phenomena".
As a researcher and a social scientist, know that a social science research can attain scientific objectivity and can be considered as value- free if it is conducted within the confines of social science ethics.
However, some scholars or researchers in the social sciences still feels that researches conducted in the social sciences can not attain scientific objectivity or be value- free. The question often asked is can a research in the social sciences be value- free or attain scientific objectivity? The above question is left for each individual researchers in the social sciences to answer. As you ponder on the above question remain blessed.
Chukwuemeka Egberase Okuchukwu,
A Senior Research Associate
Writes from
Green Research Services,
Benin City
(c) 2015
