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A Guide to Conducting Consensual Qualitative Research

Hill, Clara E., Thompson, Barbara J., Williams, Elizabeth Nutt·1997·The Counseling Psychologist
DOI 10.1177/0011000097254001
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The authors discuss the components of consensual qualitative research (CQR) using open-ended questions to gather data, using words to describe phenomena, studying a few cases intensively, recognizing the importance of context, using an inductive analytic process, using a team and making decisions by consensus, using auditors, and verifying results by systematically checking against the raw data. The three steps for conducting CQR are developing and coding domains, constructing core ideas, and developing categories to describe consistencies across cases (cross analysis). Criteria for evaluating CQR are trustworthiness of the method, coherence of the results, representativeness of the results to the sample, testimonial validity, applicability of the results, and replicability across samples. Finally, the authors discuss implications for research, practice, and training.

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Authors
Hill, C. E., Thompson, B. J., & Williams, E. N.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland,
  • American Day Behavioral Health Care System, Inc.
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Corresponding author
Hill, Clara E.
ORCID
Venue
The Counseling Psychologist
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1997-10
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
517-572
ISSN
  • 0011-0000 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3861
DOI
10.1177/0011000097254001
OpenAlex
W2169110538
Cited by
2,884
References
65
Citations by year
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FWCI
107.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
The Counseling Psychologist (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
Keywords
consensual qualitative research, consensus building, trustworthiness, replicability, cross-case analysis, core ideas, qualitative research methodology, counseling research

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