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Denzin’s Paradigm Shift: Revisiting Triangulation in Qualitative Research

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Fusch, Patricia, Fusch, Gene E, Ness, Lawrence R.·2018·Journal of Social Change
DOI 10.5590/josc.2018.10.1.02
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One approach to promote social change, mitigate bias, and enhance reaching data saturation is through triangulation: multiple sources of data. Triangulation adds depth to the data that are collected. In this scholarly essay, the authors discuss the continuing relevance of Denzin’s approach to triangulation of data. Included is a critique of researchers who have posited other approaches to triangulation that appear to be merely a renaming of Denzin’s original paradigm rather new outcomes. The intended audience is novice researchers and doctoral students who can benefit from clarity on some common misconceptions about triangulation.

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  1. Denzin, N. K. (2009). The research act: A theoretical introduction to sociological methods (3rd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  2. Wilson, D., & Washington, G. (2007). Retooling phenomenology: Relevant methods for conducting research with African American women. Journal of Theory Construction and Testing, 11, 63- 66.

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Authors
Fusch, P., Fusch, G. E., & Ness, L. R.
Affiliations
Walden University (US)
Corresponding author
Fusch, Patricia
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Social Change
Publisher
Walden University
Published
2018-01-01
Volume
10
Issue
1
ISSN
1931-1540 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.5590/josc.2018.10.1.02
OpenAlex
W2785352827
Cited by
551
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 67 · 2025: 82 · 2024: 103 · 2023: 92 · 2022: 73 · 2021: 69 · 2020: 57 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1
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107.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Social Change (publishedVersion)
  • ScholarWorks (Walden University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Data Analysis and Archiving
Keywords
triangulation, qualitative research methodology, multi-source data, data saturation, researcher bias, paradigm shift, qualitative research design

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