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Are the methods of the research appropriate to the nature of the question being asked? |
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Is the connection to an existing body of knowledge or theory clear? |
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Is the selection of cases or participants theoretically justified? |
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Is the choice of the employed instrument justified? |
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Is the instrument or the procedure to construct it carefully described? |
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Are there clear accounts of the data collection? |
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Was the data collection and record keeping systematic? |
8) |
Has the relationship between fieldworkers and subjects been considered? |
9) |
Is there evidence that the research was presented and explained to its subjects? |
10) |
Is there evidence about how the subjects perceived the research? |
11) |
Is reference made to accepted procedures for analysis? |
12) |
How systematic is the analysis? |
13) |
Is the evidence available for independent examination? |
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Is there adequate discussion of how themes, concepts and categories were derived from the data? |
15) |
It is sometimes inevitable that externally given or predetermined descriptive categories are used, but have they been examined for their real meaning or any possible ambiguities? |
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Is a clear distinction made between the data and their interpretation? |
17) |
Is there adequate discussion of the evidence both for and against the researcher's arguments? |
18) |
Have measures been taken to test the validity of the findings? |
19) |
Is the research clearly contextualised ? |
20) |
Are the data presented systematically? |
21) |
Though the presentation of the discursive data is always going to require more space than numerical data, is the paper as concise as possible? |
22) |
Are the results credible and appropriate? |
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Have ethical issues been adequately considered? |