Research Identities
Reflections of a Contract Researcher
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2642322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Goode (0000-0003-0941-1036, University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 40-49 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5153/sro.1389 |
| OpenAlex | W2129028410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 27 |
This paper examines the institutional identity formation of contract research staff in the context of the Taylorisation of research knowledges. The author has been a contract researcher for many years, after initially training and practising as a Probation Officer. She makes links between her social work training, and her current practice as a qualitative researcher. Drawing on her experience of working on a variety of different projects, at a number of different institutions, and providing illustrative examples from projects in sociology, social policy, health, and education, she reflects on the implications of the current social organization of academic research both for professional research practice and for researcher identity. There is a paradox in the way that contract research staff accrue a wealth of experience of how research is organised and conducted in different contexts, a repertoire of skills, and a vast volume of various kinds of 'data', whilst remaining vulnerable and marginalized figures within the academy, with few opportunities for professional development and advancement. She outlines a number of strategies she has employed in the preservation of the 'research self', and concludes by suggesting that the academy has much to learn about the effective management of 'waste', as embodied by researchers' selves and their data, consequent upon the Taylorisation of research work
Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Officer · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social contract · Social science · Sociology · Data Analysis and Archiving · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2019 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |