Qualitative Research and the Question of Rigor
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Qualitative Health Research
- Vol. 12 (2), 279-289
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104973230201200211
Abstract
In this article, the authors discuss the issue of rigor in relation to qualitative social research. It takes a critical focus on the inadequacy of applying a quantitative concept of rigor to evaluate qualitative research. Informed through the researchers’own experience, suggestions are made for a concept of rigor that meets the needs of qualitative research more adequately. Incorporating a notion of ethics, the authors develop a cluster of terms around which they argue that qualitative research can meaningfully speak about rigor: attentiveness, empathy, carefulness, sensitivity, respect, reflection, conscientiousness, engagement,awareness, and openness.Keywords
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