What are the five researcher skills associated with conducting good case studies?

What will be an ideal response?


1. Inquiring mind: The researcher must be willing to ask questions before, during, and after data are collected, and to challenge oneself about why something is happening/has happened.
2. Ability to listen: The researcher must be able to observe and sense to assimilate large amounts of new information without bias.
3. Adaptability and flexibility: The researcher must be able to handle unexpected events effectively, and use alternative sources of data that might be more fruitful.
4. Understanding of issues: The researcher must thoroughly understand the subject matter so that he/she can interpret and react to the data collected.
5. Unbiased interpretation of data: The researcher must be open in case he/she finds things contradictory to the original hypothesis

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