Lighten Up
The Citation Dilemma in Qualitative Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5454781 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane F Gilgun (0000-0001-7494-7174, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 721-724 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732304270844 |
| PMID | 15802546 |
| OpenAlex | W2171870927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The balance between what we learn from research and what others have said about similar topics can pose dilemmas for qualitative researchers. How many citations are enough? How much allegiance do we owe to other scholars and how much to informants' lived experiences, our theoretical analyses, and the lessons we draw about methods and methodologies from our own experience as researchers? The various reasons we use or do not use citations in writing up results and writing about methods are the topics of this article
Allegiance · Citation · Dilemma · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |