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13 problems being tackled with qualitative research (06 Apr 15)

Your colleagues probably know better than anyone what you’re up against


When you use qualitative methods you learn more about how people and communities feel. Creative workshops, focus groups, depth interviews, document analysis, stories and such all help.

It’s hard to believe that these methods were once viewed with suspicion and concern. In fact there are few areas of your work where these techniques won't help.

Here are some of the proble…

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