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We All Became Qualitative Researchers by Accident

We All Became Qualitative Researchers by Accident

by Sheila Msangi | Aug 12, 2026 | Uncategorized

Almost every qualitative researcher I have met tells the same story, and none of them tell it on purpose. Ask how they ended up doing this work, and you will hear some version of: it just happened, and I found myself in qualitative research. I believed this was true...
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