Patnaik and Becker seem to give us a torch with which to light our path into that immersive, murky realm of qualitative data collecting and assessment. Among the several important takeaways I saw was that in doing social research, it's easy to just gather data for the sake of gathering data, and you'll be able … Continue reading The Needfinders: a Reflection on Patnaik and Becker’s seminal paper
Category: Applied Anthropology
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