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Two days ago I was in a meeting held to discuss a submission for the award of a PhD by published work when one of my fellow committee members referred to the qualitative nature of the work under consideration as ‘soft’ research. We exchanged friendly words, but I don’t think either of us left the meeting with any greater respect for the other’s position.
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© 2003 Keith Richards
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Richards, K. (2003). The Nature of Qualitative Inquiry. In: Qualitative Inquiry in TESOL. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230505056_1
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