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Enworo, Oko Chima – Qualitative Research Journal, 2023
Purpose: This paper illustrates how Guba and Lincoln's parallel criteria for establishing trustworthiness, can be adapted and applied to qualitative research on indigenous social protection systems. It provides insights for social protection researchers, exploring plausible qualitative research rigor evaluation criteria, on plausible alternatives.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Credibility
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Kenneth R. Jones; Eugenia P. Gwynn; Allison M. Teeter – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2019
This article provides insight into how an adequate approach to selecting methods can establish credible and actionable evidence. The authors offer strategies to effectively support Extension professionals, including program developers and evaluators, in being more deliberate when selecting appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods. In…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Credibility, Evidence, Evaluation Criteria
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Ben Kei Daniel – Qualitative Research Journal, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a framework intended to guide students and novice researchers in learning about the necessary dimensions for assessing the rigour of qualitative research studies. The framework has four dimensions -- (T)rustworthiness, (A)uditability, (C)redibility and (T)ransferability. The development of TACT is…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Credibility
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Braganza, Morgan; Akesson, Bree; Rothwell, David – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
Grounded theory is a popular methodological approach in social work research, especially by doctoral students conducting qualitative research. The approach, however, is not always used consistently or as originally designed, compromising the quality of the research. The aim of the current study is to assess the quality of recent Canadian social…
Descriptors: Social Work, Doctoral Dissertations, Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research
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Hitchcock, John H.; Johanson, George A. – Research in the Schools, 2015
Understanding the reason(s) for Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in the context of measurement is difficult. Although identifying potential DIF items is typically a statistical endeavor, understanding the reasons for DIF (and item repair or replacement) might require investigations that can be informed by qualitative work. Such work is…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Test Items, Item Analysis, Measurement
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Hayes, Matthew W.; Prus, Joseph – College Student Journal, 2014
The present study examined whether students used qualitative information, quantitative information, or both when making course selection decisions. Participants reviewed information on four hypothetical courses in an advising context before indicating their likelihood to enroll in those courses and ranking them according to preference. Modeled…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Course Selection (Students), Evaluation Methods
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Carlson, Julie A. – Qualitative Report, 2010
Due to the variations of design and protocol in qualitative inquiry, researchers may inadvertently create problems for themselves in terms of the trustworthiness of their research. Miscommunication between participants and researchers can especially arise from the unique and unpredictable nature of human dynamics. In this paper I contend that such…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Researchers, Credibility, Inquiry
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Knight, Catharine C.; Kuleck, Walter J. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1999
The value of a multimethod, quantitative and qualitative approach to evaluation in an applied setting is demonstrated through a case study of an evaluation of a classroom literacy intervention (Classroom Publishing) that had been implemented without regard to subsequent evaluation. The two types of techniques complemented each other to create…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Credibility, Educational Assessment