Dr. Williams is an emeritus professor from IPT at Brigham Young University. In all qualitative research, the researcher is responsible for revealing their biases and preferences in reports, field notes, and the audit trail both initially and over time, and as Guba and Lincoln (1989) explain "if the [researcher] 'finds' only what he or she expected to find, initially, or seems to become 'stuck' or 'frozen' on some intermediate construction [interpretation], credibility suffers" (p. 238). Nurse Res. In qualitative methodologies, this rigor typically means two things: (a) that we are disciplined(Cronbach & Suppes, 1969), meaning that we follow certain key standards established by other researchers, and (b) that we are trustworthy(Guba & Lincoln, 1989; Lincoln & Guba, 1985), meaning that whoever reads our work should be able to feel informed and confident in both what we did and what we concluded. Stone L, Brown GA, Jarrett DM, Snellgrove B, Ventres W. PRiMER. As Shenton (2004) proposed, steps must be taken to help ensure as far as possible that the works findings are the result of the experiences and ideas of the informants, rather than the characteristics and preferences of the researcher (p. 72). The research identified 24 cultural dimensions in the school which impacted upon student participation. government site. { The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the ANS Adv Nurs Sci. Prolonged engagement means being present in the site where the study is being done long enough to build trust with the participants, experience the breadth of variation and to overcome distortions due to the presence of the researcher in the site. The narrative research trail: values of ambiguity and relationships. Data was analyzed thematically. endstream endobj 219 0 obj <>stream All three of these factors were used to increase the credibility of this study. Its content focuses on basic skills education and includes topics such as developmental writing, developmental mathematics, reading, tutoring, assessment and placement, and program evaluation. Limitations in study design mean that further .