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Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research

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ISBN-10: 0803924704

ISBN-13: 9780803924703

Edition: 1985

Authors: Jerome Kirk, Marc L. Miller

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Kirk and Miller define what is and what is not qualitative research, proposing a perceptive criterion: Whether or not a number gets used in the process of recording and analyzing observations is less important than whether or not the research involves sustained interaction with the people being studied in their own language and on their own turf. "Qualitative research conducted as science should complement nonqualitative science," they observe. "Understanding the workings of a scientific endeavor, whether it is of the natural or social variety, entails an appreciation of its objectivity. . . . By this convention, the objectivity of a piece of qualitative research is evaluated in terms of…    
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Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/1/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 88
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

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