Qualitative findings.
Qualitative data help to attribute quantitative findings
to actual program activities (as opposed to some unknown intervening or
confounding factors that may account for group differences). wherever we
measured indicators quantitatively, we also gathered data on these indicators
through qualitative strategies (e.g., interviews of program clients and
stakeholders, participant observation, review of program documents). in
addition to strengthening the quantitative findings, qualitative data often
yielded unexpected program outcomes and impacts (see examples below).