Abstract
If research intentions are to be met, qualitative research demands that research plans must change as research progresses. Detailed discussions, however, of how research plans emerge over the course of time are rare. In the collaborative evaluation of a large adult literacy program reported here, the researchers found that the changing of research plans was necessary if research intentions were to be genuinely honored, but the researchers also reported feelings of discomfort when the research process did not look like the original plans. It is argued that researchers must discuss the ways their research designs may change during a project in order to increase the likelihood of achieving research intentions rather than simply fulfilling research plans. This is done in the context of discussing how a commitment to creating collaborative research relationships requires continual adaptation of research plans and strategies.
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