Elliot, Fisher, & Rennie (1999). Evolving
guidelines for publication of qualitative research studies in psychology and
related fields.
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 38,
215-229.
1) Owning one's perspective: must recognise one's
values, interests, assumptions, and the role they play in understanding.
Disclosure of these is important.
2) Situating the sample: describe participants
and their life circumstances.
3) Grounding in examples: present examples of
the data to reveal the fit of the analytical procedures and the meanings
garnered from them.
4) Providing credibility checks: give
methods for checking the results such as checking with informants, multiple
analysts, analytical auditor, comparing two or more qualitative perspectives,
"triangulation" with quantitative data.
5) Coherence: understanding is presented in
a 'narrative' or other structure that maintains the nuances of meaning through
integration of the data.
6) Accomplishing General vs. specific research task: describe
the limits of extending results from one sample to a general case and also give
a systematic and comprehensive description of the specific understanding and
limitations of it in case studies.
7) Resonating with readers: the account provides
"resonance" or meaning for the reader/reviewer as an accurate
portrayal of the phenomenon.
