A History of the International Human Science Research Conference on the Occasion of Its 25th Annual Meeting

Since 1982 a small group of human scientists have been meeting in an informal atmosphere to discuss issues surrounding the use of qualitative research methods. The organization, if it could be called such, is extremely loose, but it nevertheless has managed to meet around the world for some 25 plus years. The group is international and interdisciplinary. Thus far, the need to continue meeting to discuss advantages and strategies of qualitative research has been demonstratively affirmative.