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Quality in qualitative research
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Qualitative research most commonly involves the systematic collection, ordering, description and interpretation of textual data generated from talk, observation or documentation. A report of qualitative research should address the following criteria: Clarification and justification; Procedural rigour; Representativeness; Interpretative rigour; Reflexivity and evaluative rigour; and Transferability. Because of the limitations on article length for the Medical Journal of Australia, authors should focus on only a couple of aspects of the research, rather than trying to present a simplified description of multiple aspects.
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- Authors
- Kitto, S. C., Chesters, J., & Grbich, C.
- Affiliations
- Monash University (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Kitto, Simon C
- ORCID
- Kitto, Simon C
- Venue
- Medical Journal of Australia
- Publisher
- AMPCo
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 188
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 243-246
- ISSN
- 0025-729X (ISSN-L)
- 1326-5377
- OpenAlex
- W1520239921
- Cited by
- 728
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 73.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- The Medical Journal of Australia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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 quality, reflexivity, transferability, representativeness, justification
- MeSH terms
- Australia, Humans, Periodicals as Topic, Quality Control, Peer Review, Research, Editorial Policies, Qualitative Research
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