NURS 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Casp
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Note: this guide is intended to highlight the most important features of critical appraisal. It is not all-inclusive, and does not represent any specific currently-available critical appraisal tool (cat). Did researchers explain why they chose a specific qualitative research methodology? (ex. ethnography, grounded theory, phenomenology) Credibility (a true picture of the phenomenon; triangulation; long-term data collection, etc. ) Transferability (potential to extrapolate findings to other settings) Dependability (consistency between data and findings, audit, peer review, etc. ) Confirmability (extent to which bias was minimized, audit processes, etc. ) Guidance for preparation of this guide was obtained from the following sources: 10 questions to help you make sense of qualitative research. Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative) in: how to read a paper. Kmet, l. , lee, r & cook. , l. (2004). Standard quality assessment criteria for evaluating primary research papers from a variety of fields. Alberta heritage foundation for medical research; hta initiative #13.
