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1 online resource (ix, 252 pages) |
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data file rda |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. A Public-Knowledge Project -- Sect. I. Knowledge. 2. Public Knowledge. 3. Knowbiz Economies. 4. Housing Knowledge -- Sect. II. Social Science. 5. Social-Science Ethos. 6. Limited Impact. 7. Chance of Knowledge. 8. Risk of Knowing. 9. Footnotes among Fragments -- Sect. III. Politics. 10. A Knowing Democracy. 11. The Next Incunabula. App. Potential Components of a Public-Knowledge Website. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
Annotation InIf Only We KnewJohn Willinsky uses current social issues and historical precedents to demonstrate that the social sciences can and should contribute far more to public knowledge than they have in the past. We have the technologies, Willinsky demonstrates, and need only the determination to create a public resource out of social research that can extend democratic participation and self-determination, as well as improve research's focus and public support. If Only We Knewoffers examples of why and how this is not only possible but necessary, in the face of knowledge-based economies and a withering public sector. This book inspires the public to demand far more of research; it also shows researchers how to deliver far more of knowledge's value to the public. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Subject |
Communication in the social sciences -- Technological innovations.
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Knowledge, Sociology of.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Knowledge, Sociology of. (OCoLC)fst00988190
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Willinsky, John, 1950- If only we knew. New York : Routledge, 2000 0415926513 (DLC) 00035275 (OCoLC)43662266 |
| ISBN |
020390639X (electronic book) |
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9780203906392 (electronic book) |
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9780415926522 (paperback) |
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0415926521 (paperback) |
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9780203905159 |
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0203905156 |
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9780415926515 |
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0415926513 |
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