My question says it all. I am wondering if research agendas across many fields have changed due to the COVID-19 circumstances, and why.
No, In fact. I think it depends on the relevance of the pandemic to the researcher's field.
Falih Al-Emara Maybe that is true. But I expected more people to comment on this question. Maybe researchers have not yet figured out the answer to this question.
Michael W. Marek not at all. We are inorganic chemists, and the corona pandemic has absolutely no influence on our research work.
I think this question is really worthwhile, Michael. Thanks for the reflection. I’m seeing more and more that researchers outside the field of medical studies / health sciences, are becoming aware of the importance of this specific field. An appreciation is forming with a possibly deeper understanding into what can be done in collaboration. I‘m also seeing interdisciplinary work developed with humanities, social science (esp care and social work areas), social informatics and data science. The data collection as well analysis during such acute crises need to have wise grounding; and this grounding can only come from social studies of science. Uncertain times, but definitely ground-breaking path opened towards science for society. Governments, politics or bureaucracy thereof can not suffice for sure and we are seeing it as it happens creating devastating outcome. Tough cake for us, knowledge workers!
Michael W. Marek it's a good question anyway. Certainly there are other fields than ours (chemistry) which are much more influenced by the corona pandemic.
I have a publication accepted and pending publication that addresses the experiences of teachers as they transitioned their classes to online this past spring. It was an opportunity to collect data about a unique situation.
But maybe any special research related to the pandemic is not really a change of focus, just a one-time thing.
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Psychology
- Mental Processes
- Learning