[From draft version of methodology chapter for my dissertation, slightly adapted for the web]
The table below presents an overview of verification strategies and their relevance to the quality criteria.
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Verification strategy |
Authenticity |
Trustworthiness |
Impact |
| Exposure | Being long enough in the right places talking to a variety of people to uncover important issues | ||
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Triangulation
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Alternative interpretations are uncovered and represented | Data source: rich picture, replicating findings across data sources Study: replicating findings in other contexts with other methods Researcher: decreasing subjectivity |
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| Theorising | Teasing out the implicit | Clear theoretical contribution by justifying research questions and positioning the results | |
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Participants as co-researchers |
Participants have a chance to make sure that important issues are uncovered and reported | Participants have an opportunity to shape research to have practical relevance Gives power back |
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Reflexivity |
Uncovering and accounting for unexpected in the process of doing research Articulating subjectivity in writing | Revealing dilemma’s and uncertainties in research process engages readers Ethics (no bad impact)’ |
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| Transparency | Provides evidence of researcher’s immersion in the field | Allows alternative examination or replication of the study | |
| Thick description | “Transports” the reader to the field through quotes and contextualised descriptions | Connection between data and conceptual categories is evident in the text Readers have enough contextual information to decide how far results could be generalised |
Engaging readers through storytelling |
| Purposeful confessional writing | Provides a view onto researcher practices next of those studied | Delineating between “objective” data and subjective interpretations | Engaging readers through sharing personal experiences and uncertainties |
Tags: ethics, methodologyArchived version of this entry is available at http://blog.mathemagenic.com/2007/10/25.html#a1950; comments are here.
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