DT> Leap of faith.....I think it is a leap of faith to believe that the 
DT> scientific approach is the only "research" that can provide an 
DT> "inside 
DT> look" at something.  
    What's the difference between "qualitative research" and what's dismissed 
as "anecdotal accounts"?
    I suspect little more than the Ph.D. or Ed.D. of the "researcher"!
DT> Speaking of elephants....I think that the study of elephants is a 
DT> qualitative project.....observing the animal in its natural 
DT> element....noting consistencies in its behavior and over time 
DT> "discovering" an "explanation" regarding elephant behavior.  
    Meaningful elephant research might be _quantitative_: herd size change 
over a decade.
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