@inbook{fecbc16103f140619a9827aff916e442,
title = "The influences of politics on research: Its implications for TESOL",
abstract = "Research is often utilised as being the basis for key areas of change in the world. These include knowledge development, the basis for changes in national governmental policies of world-wide and (seemingly) the answer to world health problems. With research valued so highly it can be argued that researchers should have independence in carrying out their sacred mission: to question values and to contribute to knowledge. Consequently, research should not be influenced detrimentally by the politics of institutional or governmental decision makers. Research energy can be drained by research involvement that is ' side-tracked' or deflected from a clear and transparent research focus towards the aims of those who seek to control research choices, activities and results for their own benefits.",
keywords = "Research politics, TESOL, English as a global language, Change, Learning, Equity, Social justice, Social change",
author = "Paul Throssell and Jinjin Lu",
note = "Includes bibliographical references.",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781634828000",
series = "Languages and Linguistics",
publisher = "Nova Publishers",
pages = "129--139",
editor = "Quynh Le and Si Fan and Thao Le",
booktitle = "Linguistics and language education in new horizons",
edition = "1st",
}