Validity as Research Praxis

A Study of Self-Reflection and Engagement in Qualitative Inquiry

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2386202
AutoresBarbara Dennis (0000-0001-7917-1424, Indiana University Bloomington)
Ano2018
Volume24
Fascículo2
Páginas109-118
Data de publicação2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1077800416686371
OpenAlexW2580375203
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas8

This article continues explorations into the concept of validity by looking closely at the notion of praxis as it might be involved in establishing validity through the doing of qualitative inquiry. Departing from thinking of the qualitative researcher as an instrument to thinking of the engagement of the researcher in the research process as praxis-oriented, new ways of thinking about how validity is established intra-actively are articulated. I report on an in-depth qualitative interview study of nine Christian women talking about their faiths. Instead of focusing on the substantive findings of the article, I analyzed the researcher-participant interactions using the concept of praxis to articulate five distinct ways validity was established through the researching process. These findings challenge correspondence theories of truth as the basis for validity and, instead, engage in a dialogic, complex notion of truth-telling as the point of resonance for validity

Dialogic · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Praxis · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology · Social Science and Policy Research