Validation of qualitative research in the "Real world"
Validation of qualitative research in the "Real world"
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DOI：
10.1177/1049732303255686
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发表时间：
2003-10-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Pyett, PM
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作者：
Pyett, PM
在这篇文章中，作者讨论了关于有效性概念在定性研究中的有用性的争论，并承认研究者在研究过程中作为“工具”的关键作用。定性研究，特别是分析过程，涉及持续的自反性和自我审查。平衡创造力和严谨性的需要，定性研究人员可以体验到不确定性，特别是与小数字有关。作者描述了她和一位同事为确保女性性工作者定性研究结果的有效性和准确性而采取的步骤。她讨论了与其解释的有效性有关的具体挑战，并描述了两个意想不到的和偶然的有效性检查，作为肯定。
In this article, the author takes up the debate about the usefulness of the concept of validity in qualitative research and acknowledges the critical role of the researcher as an "instrument" in the research process. Qualitative research, and the process of analysis in particular, involves continuous reflexivity and self-scrutiny. Balancing the need for creativity and rigor, the qualitative researcher can experience uncertainty, particularly in relation to small numbers. The author describes steps that she and a colleague took to ensure the validity and accuracy of the findings in a qualitative study of female sex workers. She discusses specific challenges in relation to the validity of their interpretation and describes two unexpected and serendipitous validity checks that served as affirmation.