Abstract: This article serves as an introduction to the FQS special issue Participatory Qualitative Research.. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in participatory research strategies. The articles in this special issue come from different disciplines.
Top definition. Bottom-Dweller. An insult which indicates that the recipient is a member of society's lowest levels. This may have stemmed from Elizabethean times, when the poorer viewers at a theatre had to watch from the ground (hence their nickname, 'Groundlings'), which had no seats.
Bottom-up Design. Bottom-up design is the traditional method. You first design and model parts, then insert them into an assembly and use mates to position the parts. To change the parts, you must edit them individually. These changes are then seen in the assembly.