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At the heart of research is the question of methodology, which needs to be set out. Well-designed research and clear methodology, as well as the methods to be used in undertaking a scientific inquiry, facilitate the process of generating knowledge. Nonetheless, the multiplicity of definitions and semantic attributions of research components needs to be clarified.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Email communication with Rory O’Brien (18 October 2014).

  2. 2.

    Ibidem.

  3. 3.

    The search conference illustration was adapted from O’Brien (2001, p. 5)

  4. 4.

    Three co-researchers who assisted in this inquiry were Mr. Patrick Kibonza (a trained lawyer and lecturer at a local college in Goma), Ms. Sandrine Kayandi (a law student at the University of Goma), and Julien Bisimwa (a high school teacher). There were also two circle co-facilitators involved. These were Mr. Adolphe Kahatwa (Principal at a local high school in Rutshuru) and Mr. Mamert Muzige (a public servant and humanitarian worker involved in peace negotiations among rival ethnic groups in Rutshuru).

  5. 5.

    See sampling model one above.

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Kiyala, J.C.K. (2019). Research Design and Methodology. In: Child Soldiers and Restorative Justice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90071-1_9

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