TY - JOUR
T1 - [Reconstituting evaluation methods based on both qualitative and quantitative paradigms].
AU - Miyata, Hiroaki
AU - Okubo, Suguru
AU - Yoshie, Satoru
AU - Kai, Ichiro
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Debate about the relationship between quantitative and qualitative paradigms is often muddled and confusing and the clutter of terms and arguments has resulted in the concepts becoming obscure and unrecognizable. In this study we conducted content analysis regarding evaluation methods of qualitative healthcare research. We extracted descriptions on four types of evaluation paradigm (validity/credibility, reliability/credibility, objectivity/confirmability, and generalizability/transferability), and classified them into subcategories. In quantitative research, there has been many evaluation methods based on qualitative paradigms, and vice versa. Thus, it might not be useful to consider evaluation methods of qualitative paradigm are isolated from those of quantitative methods. Choosing practical evaluation methods based on the situation and prior conditions of each study is an important approach for researchers.
AB - Debate about the relationship between quantitative and qualitative paradigms is often muddled and confusing and the clutter of terms and arguments has resulted in the concepts becoming obscure and unrecognizable. In this study we conducted content analysis regarding evaluation methods of qualitative healthcare research. We extracted descriptions on four types of evaluation paradigm (validity/credibility, reliability/credibility, objectivity/confirmability, and generalizability/transferability), and classified them into subcategories. In quantitative research, there has been many evaluation methods based on qualitative paradigms, and vice versa. Thus, it might not be useful to consider evaluation methods of qualitative paradigm are isolated from those of quantitative methods. Choosing practical evaluation methods based on the situation and prior conditions of each study is an important approach for researchers.
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U2 - 10.1265/jjh.66.83
DO - 10.1265/jjh.66.83
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21358139
AN - SCOPUS:84891645554
SN - 0021-5082
VL - 66
SP - 83
EP - 94
JO - Nihon eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese journal of hygiene
JF - Nihon eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese journal of hygiene
IS - 1
ER -