title: Facts, values, and policies: a comment on Howard H. Kendler (2002).
abstract: In a recent article, Howard H. Kendler (2002) criticized Kenneth B. Clark and the other social scientists who worked in Brown v. Board of Education for polluting their science with value judgments. This article argues that Kendler's critique is misguided because it conflates a policy judgment with a value judgment. In addition, Kendler inconsistently applied his own standard of objectivity when he examined in the social science used in Brown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0270, USA. john.p.jackson@colorado.edu
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D006663:Historiography; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007600:Judgment; D007603:Jurisprudence / Q000266:history*; D012942:Social Sciences / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States