An example of a quasi-voluntary approach to quality control used primarily for institutions is
a. Accreditation
b. Licensure
c. Certification
d. Credentialing
ANS: A
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Which method of collecting qualitative data offer respondents and interviewers latitude in their questions and answers and yield rich narrative data?
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