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Understanding and Validity in Qualitative Research
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In this article, the authors rely implicitly or explicitly on a variety of understandings and corresponding types of validity in the process of describing, interpreting, and explaining phenomena of interest to them.Abstract:
Qualitative researchers rely — implicitly or explicitly — on a variety of understandings and corresponding types of validity in the process of describing, interpreting, and explaining phenomena of ...read more
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
TL;DR: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions as discussed by the authors is a seminal work in the history of science and philosophy of science, and it has been widely cited as a major source of inspiration for the present generation of scientists.
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Qualitative analysis for social scientists
TL;DR: This book presents a meta-coding pedagogical architecture grounded in awareness contexts that helps practitioners and students understand one another better and take responsibility for one another's learning.
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Qualitative data analysis: a sourcebook of new methods
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on focusing and bounding the collection of data, focusing on within-site and cross-site analysis, and drawing and verifying conclusions of the results.