Error, bias and validity in qualitative research
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Bias in qualitative research designs.
Quantitative researchers speak of 'bias' and 'generalisability'. Qualitative researchers address the same issues, but seldom use these terms. Like any other researchers, they are concerned with the extent to which their research is valid and representative of the area being investigated, but the way in which these issues are addressed is substantially different from the way in which quantitativ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Educational Action Research
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0965-0792,1747-5074
DOI: 10.1080/09650799700200020