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Praiseworthy pragmatism? Validity and action research.

Kevin W Hope1, Heather A Waterman

  • 1School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. kevin.hope@man.ac.uk

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|October 3, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Action research, a nursing methodology, faces validity challenges. Its pragmatic and ethical approach offers unique solutions, enhancing validity by considering context over rigid rules.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Research
  • Qualitative Research Methodologies
  • Research Validity

Background:

  • Action research is promoted for nursing but faces validity challenges.
  • These challenges echo those encountered by qualitative researchers, influenced by positivism.
  • Existing discourse questions the rigor and applicability of action research in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To contribute to the theoretical discussion on the validity of action research.
  • To explore the reconceptualization of validity in qualitative research and its parallels with action research.
  • To address the specific validity concerns pertinent to action research in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of validity debates in qualitative research.
  • Analysis of arguments concerning the application of validity criteria to action research.

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  • Theoretical discussion drawing parallels between qualitative and action research validity.

    • Main Results:

    • Three perspectives on validity criteria for action research were identified: none required, parallels with other schools, or new specific concepts.
    • The article outlines emergent debates on validity reconceptualization in qualitative research.
    • Similarities in validity challenges between qualitative and action research are highlighted.

    Conclusions:

    • Action research's ethical and action-oriented principles can address validity issues problematic for qualitative research.
    • Its pragmatic approach is inherently validity-enhancing.
    • Rejection of rigid, rule-based validity formulae and recognition of contextual, pragmatic concerns are advocated to realize action research's added value.