What Must the Person Critically Appraising a Qualitative Research Report

question 8

Multiple Choice

What must the person critically appraising a qualitative research report possess as pre-requisites, in order to begin the process?

• A)Experience in performing qualitative data collection or analysis
• B)A respectful point of view toward the participants' perspectives and reported experiences
• C)A basic knowledge of different philosophical perspectives
• D)The willingness to learn about the philosophical perspective supporting the study, in order to apply the standards of rigor that are consistent with that perspective
• E)Previous experience in critically appraising qualitative research

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