The main focus of this book is on the practical concerns of field personnel working in water supply, sanitation and health/hygiene education projects. It is designed to make qualitative research skills accessible to practitioners with little or no previous training in social sciences and emphasizes how to gather, review and interpret qualitative information. The use of a variety of sources and methods is advocated as the best way to obtain complete and reliable information on the issues under study.

The contents of this edition are the same as those published under the same title and ISBN 978 0 9635522 8 0.