Discussion: designing qualitative research | RSCH 8100 – Research Theory, Design, and Methods | Walden University
Discussion: Designing Qualitative Research Typically, when speaking of validity, qualitative researchers are referring to research that is credible and trustworthy, i.e., the extent to which one can have confidence in the study’s findings (Lincoln & Guba, 1985). Generalizability, a marker of reliability, is typically not a main purpose of qualitative research because the researcher rarely selects a random sample with a goal to generalize […]