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This chapter discusses the research design, research methodology, data collection methods and methods of analysis used in this project, these being the terms used in the standard South African research methods text. In addition, the ethical considerations that guided this research are stated. The chapter will also tell the story of the research process—my story of discovery and learning through often unfamiliar territory and the unintended development of a sub-research design.
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Ngwenya, D. (2018). Research Design, Methodology and Data Collection Methods. In: Healing the Wounds of Gukurahundi in Zimbabwe. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66818-5_6
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