100 Questions (and Answers) About Qualitative Research
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100 Questions (and Answers) About Qualitative Research, by Lisa M. Given, addresses the practical decisions that researchers must make in their work, from the design of the study, through ethics approval, implementation, and writing. The book’s quick-scan, question-and-answer format make it ideal as a supplementary text or as a ready reference for graduate students preparing for comprehensive exams and writing research proposals, undergraduates in affiliated programs who will not be taking a primary course in qualitative research methods, and researchers working across disciplines in academic or practice environments.
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The study used data saturation, defined as the point at which additional data do not lead to any new emergent themes, as a criterion.
“We found saturation being the point at which 'additional data do not lead to any new emergent themes' [36].”
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Preliminary data analysis was performed concurrently with data collection, allowing determination of when saturation was reached and recruitment ceased.
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“18 This approach of inductive thematic saturation 17 will allow the scoping review to succinctly map the emerging themes in this diverse field of literature.”
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Cena, F., Console, L., & Vernero, F. (2022) · Journal of Intelligent Information Systems · doi:10.1007/s10844-022-00705-9 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
“org/ 5Saturation can be defined as the point at which “additional data do not lead to any new emergent themes” (Given, 2015) and is therefore used as a guidance for data collection/analysis in qualitative research 42 Journal of Intelligent Information Systems (2023) 60:23–47”
MethodWard, M. J., Vogus, T. J., Bonnet, K. R., et al. (2020) · BMC Emergency Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12873-020-00355-6 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
“We targeted an estimated 10–15 interviews per site in order to reach theoretical saturation, the point at which additional data do not identify new themes [13].”
BackgroundOostra, D. L., Vos, W. L., Rikkert, M. G. M. O., Nieuwboer, M. S., & Perry, M. (2023) · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/gps.5869 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
“Data saturation was reached since the last three interviews did not reveal new themes.(33) Open coding was applied to the transcripts by two trained researchers (DO: MSc; WV: BSc).”
BackgroundGuo, M., Jia, X., & Wang, W. (2024) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-024-01689-7 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
‘I'm not just a number on a sheet, I’m a person’: Domiciliary care, self and getting older
Hughes, S., & Burch, S. (2019) · Health & Social Care in the Community · doi:10.1111/hsc.12921 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
“Fictitious names were chosen, to give a sense of the persons in the experiences (Given, 2015).”
BackgroundUnderstanding how to reach the hard to reach in cancer rehabilitation
(2020) · Global Journal of Nursing · doi:10.28933/gjn-2020-10-3005 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Collaborating with qualitative researchers to co‐design social‐ecological studies
Keith, R. J., Given, L. M., Martin, J. M., et al. (2022) · Austral Ecology · doi:10.1111/aec.13172 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Self-citationWhat makes inauthenticity dangerous
Nair, B. B., Sinha, S., & Dileep, M. R. (2020) · Tourism · doi:10.37741/t.68.4.1 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Astle, S. M., Duncan, J. C., Toews, M. L., Perez‐Brena, N. J., McAllister, P., Maddy, M. A., & Feinberg, M. E. (2021) · Journal of Adolescent Research · doi:10.1177/07435584211062116 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Lin, C.-Y., Renwick, L., & Lovell, K. (2022) · Journal of Mental Health · doi:10.1080/09638237.2021.2022608 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
“Data saturation is recognised as the point at which no new codes or themes are identified with additional data (Given, 2016).”
BackgroundMentink, M. D. C., Noordman, J., Busch, M., van Vliet, L., Timmer-Bonte, J. N. H., & van Dulmen, S. (2021) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053005 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
A Descriptive Model of Voyeuristic Behavior
Lister, V., & Gannon, T. A. (2023) · Sexual Abuse · doi:10.1177/10790632231168072 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Adjuvant immunotherapy recommendations for stage III melanoma: physician and nurse interviews
Livingstone, A., Dempsey, K., Stockler, M. R., Howard, K., Long, G. V., Carlino, M. S., Menzies, A. M., & Morton, R. L. (2021) · BMC Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12885-021-08752-1 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
“This is me”: The transition of coming-out for gay men through an occupational perspective
Lukaš, M., Forsyth, L., Bunting, K., & Forwell, S. (2021) · Journal of Occupational Science · doi:10.1080/14427591.2021.1981986 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
“Saturation is considered “the point at which additional data does not lead to any new emergent themes” (Given, 2016, p. 135).”
BackgroundSpeck, R. M., Lenderking, W. R., & Shaw, J. W. (2018) · Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes · doi:10.1186/s41687-018-0063-4 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
“Saturation is said to occur when no new information is gained during several sequential interviews [18, 19].”
Background
- Authors
- Given, L. M.
- Corresponding author
- Given, Lisa M.
- ORCID
- Given, Lisa M.
- Venue
- Sage eBooks
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc
- Published
- 2016
- OpenAlex
- W2747973994
- Cited by
- 309
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 31 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 41.13
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Sage eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
- Keywords
- qualitative research, research design, research ethics approval, evidence-based practice implementation, comprehensive exam, graduate student training
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