Application of Qualitative Research in Consumers’ Organizations

Project aims to enable consumers’ protection organizations with little or no previous experience of research to gain a basic understanding of qualitative research and the potential for this type of research in consumers’ organizations.

OBJECTIVES

Provide consumers’ organizations with basic understanding of qualitative research.

Equip consumers’ organizations with sufficient information to appreciate how qualitative research is undertaken.

Enable consumers’ organizations to consider the appropriateness of a qualitative approach to their chosen field of investigation.

Carry out 1 local qualitative research in the field of urgent problems of consumers in each partner country.

Compose Compendium consisted of carrying out local qualitative research as a practical handbook for consumers’ organizations.

Create Methodology of Qualitative Research for consumers’ organizations explaining how to conduct qualitative research.

Publish “Methodology and Compendium of Qualitative Research for Consumers’ Organizations” (book and CD), which includes methodical aspects of qualitative research and Compendium of carried out local qualitative researches.

Publish the project's leaflet.

Create the project's website.

Exchange experience among partners in the field of consumers’ protection, conducting research and adult education.