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Evaluating Qualitative Research
In this article, pitched at an introductory level, Jan Savage discusses the value of ethnographic work in the context of the debate about evidence-based healthcare.
Journal of Research in Nursing, 11 (5), 383-93 (2006)
DOI 10.1177/1744987106068297
http://jrn.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/5/383
'Ethnographic evidence: the value of applied ethnography in healthcare'
Jan Savage, EGA/UCL Institute for Women's Health, London, UK
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| Following my critique of some interview studies in Chapter 16, Potter and Hepburn's short piece offers further criticism of over-reliance on interview data.
Discourse Studies, 9, 276 (2007)
http://dis.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/2/276
'Life is out there: a comment on Griffin'
Jonathan Potter, Loughborough University, UK
Alexa Hepburn, Loughborough University, UK
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Potter and Hepburn introduce the anthropological terms 'emic' and 'etic'. 'Emic' refers to the categories that participants use. 'Etic' refers to an analyst's categories.
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| In this article, Allan Hegelund reviews the categories of 'objectivity' and 'subjectivity'. He shows how theoretical models can shape what these terms mean in qualitative research.
Qualitative Health Research, 15 (5), 647-68 (2005)
DOI 10.1177/1049732304273933
http://qhr.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/15/5/647
'Objectivity and subjectivity in the ethnographic method'
Allan Hegelund, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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| The concept of 'audit' is a useful way of thinking about the evaluation of qualitative research. In this paper, Rodwell and Byers show the standards through which different audiences may audit our work.
Qualitative Inquiry, 3 (1), 116-34 (1997)
DOI 10.1177/107780049700300106
http://qix.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/3/1/116
'Auditing constructivist inquiry: perspectives of two stakeholders'
Mary K. Rodwell, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Katharine V. Byers, Indiana University, USA
EXERCISE
- Who are the stakeholders in your research?
- What audit standards might each stakeholder use?
- How can you make your research satisfy these stakeholders?
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