Chapter 1: Unsure what book. My bad (Eric)

Question 1

a phenomenological study

Answer 1

a research approach that aims to describe the meaning of an experience

Question 2

CRITERIA FOR CRITIQUING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Answer 2

Trustworthiness is at the heart of a qualitative research critique and addresses five criteria:
• credibility,
• dependability,
• confirmability,
• transferability, and
• authenticity.5-6

Question 3

Credibility

Answer 3

refers to the believability of the data and the confidence one has in the truth of the findings.

Question 4

Dependability

Answer 4

focuses on the sta- bility of the data over time and in different contexts and conditions.

Question 5

Confirmability

Answer 5

deals with objectivity, which is viewed as an agree- ment between two or more people reviewing the findings for accuracy and meaning.

Question 6

Transferability

Answer 6

refers to the ability of the findings to be transferred to other contexts (eg, do the results have applicability to other groups?).

Question 7

Authenticity

Answer 7

focuses on the degree to which researchers faithfully and fairly described par- ticipants’ experiences.