The Frustrations and Future of Teaching Qualitative Methods to Researchers in the Arab World

Author: Berghahn Journals Hania  

Publisher: Berghahn Books

E-ISSN: 1746-0727|1|2|20-34

ISSN: 1746-0719

Source: Anthropology of the Middle East, Vol.1, Iss.2, 2006-12, pp. : 20-34

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Abstract

This article discusses the current confusion surrounding qualitative methods in demographic and health research that prevails amongst young researchers in Arab countries. It presents the author’s reflections on years of train- ing researchers from the region in qualitative methods and the frustrations of differentiating between qualitative methods, qualitative methodology and anthropology in the midst of rising demands to produce a critical Arab social science.