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MODULE: Evaluating Qualitative Research
LECTURE: Quality in qualitative research
PUBH5500
Advanced
Qualita:ve
Health
Research
QUAL5005
Introducing
Qualita:ve
Health
Research
Common things that go wrong in the evaluation assessment
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FEEDING
FORWARD
All
descrip:on;
No
evalua:on
• The
task
is
to
evaluate
the
quality
(strengths
and
weaknesses)
of
the
paper
• You
have
to
make
a
judgement!
Did
they
do
the
most
appropriate
thing?
Enough?
• If
you
think
they
missed
something,
say
why
it
ma1ers
that
they
didn’t
do
it
What
are
you
judging
the
paper
against?
• Be
upfront
about
what
framework
you
are
using
to
structure
your
evalua:on
• Use
your
evalua:on
framework
as
a
catalyst,
not
a
checklist
• If
you
don’t
understand
the
principles
of
qualita:ve
research
then
any
framework
will
be
useless.
What
are
you
judging
the
paper
against?
Applying
inappropriate
criteria/principles
to
qualita:ve
research
Not
applying
the
principles
we
have
discussed
in
class
Was:ng
words
on
qualita:ve
research
in
general
–
only
want
talk
about
the
principles
that
are
relevant
to
this
paper.
Evidence
• If
you
make
a
claim
about
how
things
should
be
in
qualita:ve
research,
back
it
up
with
evidence
J
This
shi_
consequently
marks
the
expanding
interest
that
researchers
have
had
in
examining
the
experiences,
beliefs
and
aatudes
of
people
affected
or
involved
in
the
delivery
of
health
care.2
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Evidence
• If
you
make
a
claim
about
something
the
researchers
have
said,
back
it
up:
J
For
example,
the
authors
state
that
prac::oners
“told
us
that
they
would
look
through
guidelines
at
their
leisure”
(p1014)
L
There
is
an
in-‐depth
descrip:on
of
the
analysis
process
.
Answer
the
ques:on
• Be
clear
about
what
the
CASP
or
evalua:on
framework
is
asking
of
you
• EG
Don’t
talk
about
recruitment
or
data
collec:on
in
a
sec:on
on
methodology
Structure
• This
is
an
essay,
CASP
gives
structure
• Do
not
submit
a
list
of
CASP
ques:ons
with
bullet
points,
or
a
few
short
sentences.
L
There
was
an
account
and
a
box
diagram
of
how
data
were
collected
and
from
what
sources.
The
authors
claim
to
have
established
an
auditable
trail,
accoun:ng
for
all
elements
of
their
data
collec:on
Structure
• An
opening
statement.
Consider
a
sentence
like:
In
this
essay
I
will…
• A
closing
statement.
Consider
a
sentence
like:
Overall,
the
quality
of
the
paper…
Or:
On
balance,
the
paper…
Integrity
in
wri:ng
• Reference
all
papers/material
you
refer
to
• Direct
quotes?
Reference
properly
(enclose
with
speech
marks,
include
page,
author,
date)
• Reference
list
at
the
end
Things
that
irritate
Nit
picking
–
ask
yourself,
is
this
issue
fatal
or
trivial?
Geang
study
details
wrong
–
it’s
not
a
long
paper,
read
it
carefully.
Lots
of
gramma:cal
or
spelling
errors
–
read
your
assignment
before
you
submit.