qualitative research

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a paradigmatic commitment where it is understood that analysis of data inevitably involves inter-subjectivity, relying on interpretation

however, the term is also sometimes used more loosely for any research with qualitative (i.e., not numerical) data

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See: Qualitative research

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.