Real world research and evaluation under the context of development: An Experience from Bangladesh

The quality of qualitative research and use of research findings to improve program is very limited. Little is known about the rigor and quality of qualitative research. Methods included secondary data analysis from study proposal, Terms of reference and in-depth interviews were conducted to know the real field experiences of the researcher that how they conduct research. The objective of this study was to understand the process and current practice of conducting qualitative research in a context of development in Bangladesh. The study explored that conducting research by following scientific methods is not a common practice. Data also indicated that poor quality of research, often research is conducted very quickly without following any ethical process. Lack of technical knowledge and pressure of implementers to find positive results influence in conducting research. Majority of informants stated that availability of fund; time and human resource limit the scope of ensuring quality of qualitative during designing of the research and evaluation. Most of the organization does not have fund and human capacity to conduct study by following scientific process. Researchers conduct research but many undertaken researches are not of good quality and findings of the research is not used to improve program.