Reflexivity: promoting rigour in qualitative research

This article illustrates how the concept of reflexivity has matured in conjunction with developments in qualitative research, and makes the case for inclusion of a reflexive account to increase the rigour of the research process. A qualitative study (Jootun and McGhee 2006) is used to show how the r...

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Published inNursing standard Vol. 23; no. 23; pp. 42 - 46
Main Authors Jootun, Dev, McGhee, Gerry, Marland, Glenn R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Royal College of Nursing Publishing Company (RCN) 11.02.2009
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Subjects
Attitude of Health Personnel
Bias
Data Collection
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Evaluation
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Interviews as Topic - methods
Methodology
Nurse's Role - psychology
Nursing Methodology Research - methods
Philosophy, Nursing
Qualitative Research
Reflexivity (Logic)
Research Design
Research Personnel - organization & administration
Research Personnel - psychology
Researcher-Subject Relations - psychology
Thinking
United Kingdom
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Summary:This article illustrates how the concept of reflexivity has matured in conjunction with developments in qualitative research, and makes the case for inclusion of a reflexive account to increase the rigour of the research process. A qualitative study (Jootun and McGhee 2006) is used to show how the reflexive process improved data reliability. Reflexivity is an invaluable tool to promote understanding of the phenomenon under study and the researcher's role. The relationship between, and influence of, the researcher and participants should be made explicit.
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ISSN:0029-6570
2047-9018
DOI:10.7748/ns2009.02.23.23.42.c6800