SAGE Journal Articles
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Article 1
Anfara, V. A., Brown, K. M., & Mangione, T. L. (2002). Qualitative analysis on stage: Making the research process more public. Educational Researcher, 31(7), 28–38.
URL: http://edr.sagepub.com/content/31/7/28.full.pdf+html
Questions that apply to this article:
1. How do the scholars portrayed in this article use data triangulation to enhance the validity of their research?
2. How do these authors define rigor in qualitative research?
3. How does the process of code mapping work for qualitative data analysis?
Article 2
Tracy, S. J. (2010). Qualitative quality: Eight “big tent” criteria for excellent qualitative research. Qualitative Inquiry, 16(1), 837–851.
URL: http://qix.sagepub.com/content/16/10/837.full.pdf+html
Questions that apply to this article:
1. What are the eight key markers of quality in qualitative research, according to this scholar?
2. How does this author describe characterizing whether a research topic is “worthy”?
3. What does it mean for a study to have “meaningful coherence,” according to this scholar?