Teaching an Elusive Phenomenon
Qualitative Research, Validity, and the Cover of the Big Tent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21206313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Preston B Cosgrove (0000-0001-9256-0950, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 318-333 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1940-8447 • E-ISSN: 1940-8455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/irqr.2018.11.3.318 |
| OpenAlex | W2897326503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Validity constitutes a field unto itself. This is because of the difficulty, and importance, of making research credible. Addressing validity in any study requires critical thought, but the issues magnify given the paradigmatic and methodological complexity of the qualitative “Big Tent.” As a field of inquiry that is defined in many ways by its undefinable, multifaceted nature, qualitative scholars have posed local standards while disrupting foundationalist-based validity conventions. Although this diverse response restrains the positivist impulse, the challenge for faculty appears through questions when teaching validity in qualitative research: Where to start? What to recommend? How to proceed? In answer, this article offers a validation process and pedagogical exercises focused on the “cover” of the tent—the essential characteristics of qualitative inquiry. The process allows for an initial, coherent approach toward teaching validity across paradigms while complementing the local validity discourse(s) in the field
Epistemology · Management science · Phenomenon · Positivism · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Mathematics · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
The Quality of Qualitative Research
Validation in Inquiry-Guided Research
InterViews
Myth 94
Validity and Validation in the Making in the Context of Qualitative Research
Validity, Qualitative
Fourth-Generation Evaluation
Envisioning qualitative inquiry
Nothing Better or Worse Than Being Black, Gay, and in the Band”
Naturalistic inquiry
Fertile Obsession
Paradigm proliferation as a good thing to think with
Standards of Evidence in Qualitative Research
Theory Building in Qualitative Research and Computer Programs for the Management of Textual Data
Bias in Social Research
Farewell to Criteriology
Emerging Criteria for Quality in Qualitative and Interpretive Research
Reconceptualizing Bias in Teaching Qualitative Research Methods
Qualitative Quality
Criteria Against Ourselves
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |