Response I find this discussion quite informative on various

Discussion: Designing Qualitative Research As you recall from earlier weeks, various philosophical orientations hold unique epistemological and ontological assumptions. These assumptions return to the forefront of attention when considering how to evaluate the rigor or quality of various qualitative research designs. 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 to a population or to other settings and groups. Rather, a qualitative researcher’s goal is often to understand a unique event or a purposively selected group of individuals. Therefore, when speaking of reliability, qualitative researchers are typically referring to research that

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I find this discussion quite informative on various elements of qualitative research. One
critical insight that qualitative research is different from quantitative analysis because it primarily
entails the understanding of phenomena, situations, and perspectives. Also, similar to the
findings in my discussion, there is an appreciation that the methods needed to evaluate quality in
qualitative research significantly differ from those in quantitative research. Notably, my
colleague places significant emphasis on the quality of the research being significantly dependent
on the effort and ability of the researcher. I wholly agree with this point because, as per my
findings, the researcher’s competence in making the correct study decisions is what determines
the trustworthiness and credibility of the research. Also, the researcher should adequately
document these decisions to allow others to judge whether the study is trustworthy or not. Also,
this point significantly relates to the subject of amenability. Whereby my colleague states that
amenable research is one that meets the criteria of trustworthiness, credibility, and consistency.
Notably, my key take from this is that a researcher’s competency is key to achieving these
elements. Therefore, as researchers, we should strive to build our skills and abilities to
consistently produce quality qualitative studies.