The Ethical Imperative of Qualitative Methods
Developing Measures of Subjective Dimensions of Well-Being in Zambia and India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12901892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah C White (0000-0002-3041-1519, The White House, corresponding author), Jha (0000-0001-5271-9656, Bath Spa University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 262-276 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17496535.2014.932416 |
| OpenAlex | W2041343310 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 37 |
Well-being advocates state that it provides a more holistic, humanistic focus for public policy. Paradoxically, however, well-being debates tend to be dominated by highly quantitative, de-contextualised statistical methods accessible to only a minority of technical experts. This paper argues the need to reverse this trend. Drawing on original primary mixed method research in Zambia and India it shows the critical contribution of qualitative methods to the development of a quantitative model of subjective perspectives on well-being. Such contributions have a political, ethical and practical urgency if subjective measures of well-being are to be used in policy
Economics · Engineering ethics · Humanism · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public policy · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Well-being · Computer Science · Engineering · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |