Qualitative Quality: Eight “Big-Tent” Criteria for Excellent Qualitative Research
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- 1 October 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Qualitative Inquiry
- Vol. 16 (10), 837-851
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800410383121
Abstract
This article presents a model for quality in qualitative research that is uniquely expansive, yet flexible, in that it makes distinctions among qualitative research’s means (methods and practices) and its ends. The article first provides a contextualization and rationale for the conceptualization. Then the author presents and explores eight key markers of quality in qualitative research including (a) worthy topic, (b) rich rigor, (c) sincerity, (d) credibility, (e) resonance, (f) significant contribution, (g) ethics, and (h) meaningful coherence. This eight-point conceptualization offers a useful pedagogical model and provides a common language of qualitative best practices that can be recognized as integral by a variety of audiences. While making a case for these markers of quality, the article leaves space for dialogue, imagination, growth, and improvisation.Keywords
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