Strategies for Establishing Dependability between Two Qualitative Intrinsic Case Studies

A Reflexive Thematic Analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2407643
AutoresIlyana Janis (0000-0001-7830-4520, Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen34
Número3
Páginas240-255
Fecha de publicación2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCAM (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1525822x211069636
OpenAlexW4214548539
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas36

Dependability (also known as consistency) is one of four criteria in rigor and trustworthiness in qualitative research. In this article, the process of establishing consistency is discussed through the lenses of constructivism and interpretivism, as the observed social reality is viewed as epistemologically counter-intuitive. Two strategies were used to establish consistency. First, method, source, and data triangulation were conducted concurrently to overcome differences in data collection methods from two qualitative intrinsic case studies. Second, code and meaning saturation were used in ATLAS.ti to identify similar meanings and interpretations despite different data collection methods. The findings showed that consistency can still be achieved, and similar meanings and interpretations can be established despite different data collection methods

Consistency (knowledge bases) · Data collection · Data consistency · Data science · Dependability · Epistemology · Meaning (existential) · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Rigour · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Trustworthiness · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Psychology · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology