Qualitative research is a useful hp 72p tool for understanding extension programs and can complement quantitative methods, because qualitative information, such as interviews, focus groups, ethnography, observation, and case studies, can help faculty gain a rich understanding of the issues they are addressing.This revised 4-page fact sheet provides a brief overview of qualitative research and discusses the ways in which it can be used in planning and evaluating extension programs.Written by Lisa A.Guion, Lamont smok rpm c coils Flowers, David C.
Diehl, and Debra McDonald, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, September 2011.(Image by Parul Vora.CC-BY-2.5.
Wikimedia Commons).