Critical Analysis of Strategies for Determining Rigor in Qualitative Inquiry

By J. Morse. Qualitative Health Research, 2015

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Subfields: Education, Management Science and Operations Research, Sociology and Political Science

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Member Checking (2016, methodology): “This might be offered as a reason for not undertaking member checking (Morse, 2015), yet if studies are undertaken to understand experiences and behaviors and to potentially change practice, then surely participants should still be able to see their experiences within the final results.”
Application of four-dimension criteria to assess rigour of qualitative research in emergency medicine (2018, background): “As indicated in the literature, qualitative research has many times been questioned in history for its validity and credibility [3, 20, 43, 44].”
Qualitative research in six sport and exercise psychology journals between 2010 and 2017: An updated and expanded review of trends and interpretations (2019, methodology): “…codes) (Campbell et al., 2013), inability to apply codes uniformly to unstructured interviews and/or less known qualitative phenomena due to them being dynamic (Morse, 2015), and the need to account for social elements (e.g. group dynamics, emotionality) in coding (Sanders & Cuneo, 2010).”
Qualitative thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology (2019, neutral): “The term validity is typically used in relation to quantitative methods; however, quali‐ tative researchers claim that the term is suitable in all paradigms as a generic term implying whether the research conclusions are sound, just and well‐founded (Morse, 2015; Whittemore, Chase, & Mandle, 2001).”
Developing rigor in qualitative research: problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology (2017, methodology): “Seeking to keep coding reliable in the conventional sense, or aiming always for agreement over findings, can often come at the expense of that goal (Morse, 2016).”
Qualitative Methods in Implementation Research: An Introduction (2019, methodology): “To ensure rigor, several strategies can be used during the course of data collection and analysis, including prolonged engagement, persistent observation, member checking, triangulation, and thick, rich description (see Morse 2015; Morse et al., 2002 for details about these strategies).”