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The pain, pain and some joy of transcription

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Unlike mainly quantitative research that rely on the cliché of number crunching, interviews as used in qualitative research allow one to get access to a wealth of information that can provide insights over and above what the numbers tell. This makes the use of interview data in research a joy. However, the very joy of … Continue reading The pain, pain and some joy of transcription

The boredom and joys of fieldwork in Ghana

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This blog post was first written for and published on 6th November, 2014 by the Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) under the 'Students Insights' feature of  their website. I am republishing it here without edit but with only the addition of pictures.    I have so far enjoyed my PhD journey which started in September, … Continue reading The boredom and joys of fieldwork in Ghana