Reference no: EM133272368
Question 1: What are the criteria for inclusion or exclusion?
Question 2: Is the number of participants stated?
Question 3: Is the number appropriate to the research approach?
Question 4: Is the number of interviews with each participant stated?
Question 5: Are these elements appropriately explained?
Question 6: Is the methodology (i.e., the philosophical basis of the approach) adequately explained?
Question 7: Is it appropriate to the question?
Question 8: What methods were used to collect the data?
Question 9: Are the methods appropriate to the methodology?
Question 10: Are they the most appropriate methods that could have been selected?
Question 11: Are the data collection steps explained?
Question 12: Was the data analysis in accord with the methodology?
Question 13: If not, were the differences adequately explained?
Question 14: Were the assumptions of the methodology explicitly taken into account when analyzing the data?
Question 15: Does the discussion reflect appropriate methodological assumptions and understanding?
Question 16: Are the findings consistent with the intent of the methodology?
Question 17: Is the study credible - that is, faithful to human experience of the phenomenon?
Question 18: Do the findings fit into situations outside the study context?
Question 19: Can you follow the decision trail of the researcher - that is, is the study auditable? Was any attempt made to confirm the findings with the participants? If not, was it clear why this was not appropriate?