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Ben Kei Daniel1, Mustafa Asil2, Sarah Carr3
1Higher Education Development Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
|January 23, 2024
Summary
The TACT framework and its evaluation scale enhance rigor in qualitative research for students and early career researchers. This tool aids in assessing and ensuring research quality, addressing criticisms of qualitative methods.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Research Methodology
Background:
- Qualitative research credibility is debated due to challenges in demonstrating rigor.
- Rigor in qualitative research involves detailed descriptions across all study stages.
- Diverse beliefs and unrecorded researcher thought processes complicate rigor assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the psychometric properties of the TACT framework for assessing qualitative research rigor.
- To analyze the stability of the TACT framework's dimensions.
- To understand the framework's effectiveness as a teaching and research tool.
Main Methods:
- Development of a scale to evaluate the TACT framework.
- Analysis of the scale's psychometric properties, including dimension stability.
- Assessment of the TACT framework's utility in guiding qualitative research.
Main Results:
- The TACT framework, validated by the new scale, shows stable dimensions aligned with qualitative research rigor.
- The framework effectively guides postgraduate students and new researchers in assessing qualitative research rigor.
- The TACT framework serves as a guide to enhance rigor, not a measure of it.
Conclusions:
- The TACT framework and its scale standardize and enhance qualitative research rigor, especially for early-career researchers.
- The framework bridges a gap in pedagogical tools for teaching qualitative research rigor.
- It offers a structured approach to qualitative research, addressing criticisms of its quality.
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