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Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects

Education for InformationPublished 19 July 2004
Andrew K. Shenton
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TL;DR

It is suggested that it is the responsibility of research methods teachers to ensure that this or a comparable model for ensuring trustworthiness is followed by students undertaking a qualitative inquiry.

Abstract

Although many critics are reluctant to accept the trustworthiness of qualitative research, frameworks for ensuring rigour in this form of work have been in existence for many years. Guba's constructs, in particular, have won considerable favour and f

Keywords

Social SciencesDecision Sciences