Week 8 Discussion- Sala Tipeni

Respond to Sala by offering a strategy to address the ethical issue she or he identified. A few sentences and a question. $5 bid

Of the four alternative criteria used to evaluate
qualitative research, I chose credibility and transferability. In order
for a research to be considered credible, it must first be trustworthy,
with factual findings that includes, appropriate and believable results.
Credibility is the most important of the criterias to identify quality
qualitative research because, it questions the validity of the research
findings with reality as well as demonstrates the truth to the research
study (Cope, 2014).

The second criteria I chose is transferability. This is
also an important aspect in identifying if a study can be used as a
reliable source. Are you able to apply the research to your patients?
Can the research be used in another area and population, and not just
anything similar to what’s in the research. Within the “Transferability”
criteria, the research must provide clear descriptions of their
participants, as well as the setting of the research and the
experiences (Korstjens & Moser, n.d.). A good example of these vivid
descriptions can be photographs.

Both of these criterias tie into epistemological and
ontological assumptions because it requires reliable sources and factual
evidence for a research to be valid (Seale, 2007). Within the criminal
justice field, nothing is more important than the truth in order for the
system to work harmoniously with justice. From the the lawyers who
search for justice to the police officers and the correctional system,
having reliable sources and factual evidence, plays a significant role
is deciding fates of criminals and upholding laws (Seale, 2007).

I think the main ethical issues that often tie into
qualitative researches are ensuring that the participants identity are
not thoroughly exposed, and that the researcher must try to keep the
participants as anonymous as they can, so there is not much intrusion
into their lives. A research topic must be able to be amendable to
scientific study to ensure that all data are current, and that it is
agreeable with the times as well as the research design (Seale, 2007).
The topic must be able to represent real life activity and bottom line
factual data.

Reference

Cope, D. G. (2014). Methods and Meanings: Credibility and Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research. Oncology Nursing Forum, 41(1), 89–91. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1188/14….

Korstjens, I., & Moser, A. (n.d.). Series:
Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 4: Trustworthiness and
publishing.EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 24(1), 120–124. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1080/138…

Seale, C. (2007). Qualitative research practice. [electronic resource].
SAGE. Retrieved from
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