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Using the right strategies and tools
A review/research meeting with key stakeholders for a particular child

The strategies and tools used to gather information collection must be appropriate to the type of inquiry, both in terms of approach and scale. For example, some tools such as questionnaires can be applied to both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and can be administered to large numbers of participants.


Interviews tend to be more appropriate for qualitative studies and require more time to carry out, and limit the number of participants that can be involved.

Depending on the subject of the research any one or more means of gathering data may be appropriate, such as observation (of people, interactions, work products, documents, etc.) or questioning (through interview, questionnaire, focus group).


It is important that the level of structure required to ensure relevance, reliability, validity and accuracy is incorporated into the strategy at the research design phase.