The Use and Abuse of Social Science

Introduction and Overview - Frank Heller PART ONE: EVIDENCE The Pathology of Applied Research in Social Science - H Igor Ansoff Applying Psychology or Applied Psychology - Claude L[ac]evy-Leboyer Three Projects Involving Prediction - Leslie T Wilkins The Misapplication of Social Science at Unesco - Peter Lengyel A Research Programme on the Utilization of the Social Sciences - Ansgar Weymann et al Social Science and Social Policy - Robert H Haveman Who Uses Whom? The Ethics of Research in a Public Enterprise - A J Berry et al Research as Action - John Gill An Experiment in Utilizing the Social Sciences Use and Abuse of Science - Frank Heller PART TWO: THEORY AND EXPERIENCE Social Research as Participative Dialogue - Bjorn Gustavsen Research and Social Policy - Peter Brannen Political, Organizational and Cultural Constraints Facets of 'Relevance' in Sociological Research - John Eldridge Policy Research under Scrutiny - Albert Cherns Policy Research - Mark Van de Vall An Analysis of Function and Structure Research and Policy Making - Carol Hirschon Weiss A Limited Partnership What's the Use of Social Science? A Review of the Literature - Roger Karapin Conclusions - Frank HellerHeller, Frank is the author of 'The Use and Abuse of Social Science', published 1987 under ISBN 9780803980174 and ISBN 0803980175.