LibGuides: EDR-8400 v3: Lesson 6 Resources

Lesson 6 Resources

Required Resources

Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation by Linda Dale Bloomberg
ISBN: 9781071869819

Publication Date: 2023-04-26

Bloomberg, L. D. (2023). Completing your qualitative dissertation: A road map from beginning to end (5th ed). Sage.

Read Chapter 8: Presenting Research Methodology, Design, and Methods

This chapter section identifies the key components of a methodology chapter for a qualitative study, including ways to go about addressing issues of trustworthiness.
Access your Redshelf book by clicking on the link in the Getting Started module or the Bookshelf link at the top of your course.

Creating Protocols for Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research
Amankwaa, L. (2016). Creating protocols for trustworthiness in qualitative research. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 23(3), 121–127.
In this article, the author describes trustworthiness as a measure of rigor and offers examples of trustworthiness protocols for dissertation research.
Quality of Data Analysis
Barbour, R. S. (2018). Quality of data analysis. In U. Flick (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of qualitative data collection. SAGE.
In Chapter 34, the author discusses quality measures for qualitative data. The evaluation of trustworthiness is described.
Thematic Analysis: Striving to Meet the Trustworthiness Criteria
Nowell, L. S., Norris, J. M., & White, D. E. (2017). Thematic analysis: Striving to meet the trustworthiness criteria. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 16, 1–13.
The purpose of this article is to guide researchers using thematic analysis while exploring issues of rigor and trustworthiness. The process of conducting thematic analysis is illustrated through an audit trail as a guide to interpreting and representing research findings that will be considered trustworthy.
Trustworthiness
Frey, B. B. (Ed.). (2018). Trustworthiness. In The SAGE encyclopedia of educational research, measurement, and evaluation. SAGE.
In this encyclopedia segment, the author defines trustworthiness as an assurance for quality, rigor, and credibility of qualitative research. The discussion addresses the paradigmatic debates over trustworthiness in qualitative research and explores the epistemological and ontological roots of trustworthiness.
Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research
Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research
Bloomberg, L. (2019). Trustworthiness in qualitative research [Webinar]. National University/Center for Teaching and Learning.
In this webinar, the four criteria for the trustworthiness of qualitative data are defined and described.