Monday, March 21, 2005

To Maximize the Accessibility of the Information Learned

The primary goal as a researcher is to bridge the gap between social sciences and public knowledge and practice. The disconnection between the growing body of theory and research in the social sciences particularly in gender issues, the local gender systems, and the practices and conversations that is witnessed in the social change professions, as well as in the broader public. Therefore, the intention is to maximize the utility and accessibility of the information learned. That is, not information as either a static truth nor as esoteric jargon, but as a tool that promotes critical analysis of the findings and the ability of non-researchers to apply these ideas to solve social problems and develop more questions.