CRIM 321 Lecture Notes - External Auditor, Internal Consistency, Audit Trail
11 Dec 2013
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Conducting credible research: addressing validity & reliability in qlr. Understanding whole by putting together what you learn about parts. Seek cause and effect, ability to predict based on results and generalizability of findings to other larger populations. Seek illumination, understanding, and extrapolation to similar situation. Validity whether what observed is, in fact, what happened. Key be honest about perspective and experience. Ask questions throughout research and include in discussion. Embrace involvement and role in research process. Consider whether original ideas are shifting as collect data. Assess and consider impact of context on finding and analysis. Coding schemes accurately and consistently reflect data. Clarify with interviewees and follow up as needed. Move back and forth between data sources and insights to make sure they are in sync (make. Talk to people during field work to see if interpretations make sense to them sense) (is it logical?) In qlr the *r+esercher is the instrument (patton, 2001:1. 4)
