NURS 3205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Qualitative Inquiry, Internal Validity, Ethnography
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Chapter 17: trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research. Concerns the truth value of qualitative data, analysis, and interpretation: a parallel perspective, with analogs to quantitative criteria. Involves two aspects: (1) carrying out the study in a way that enhances the believability of the findings and (2) taking steps to demonstrate credibility to external readers. Refers to confidence in the truth of the data and interpretations of them. The analog of internal validity in quantitative research: arguably the most important criterion for assessing the quality and integrity of a qualitative inquiry. Refers to stability of data over time and over conditions. Refers to objectivity the potential for congruence between two or more independent people about data accuracy, relevance, or meaning. This criterion is concerned with establishing that the data represent the information participants provided and that the interpretations of those data are not imagined by the inquirer. The extent to which qualitative findings can be transferred to other settings or groups.
