Integrating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Principles Into Qualitative Research Design

Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) can serve as an epistemological framework for conducting qualitative research. As it receives unprecedented attention, detailing how EDI is being incorporated into research may be particularly important, so that it is recognized as credible and may be reproduced. While the principles of EDI are well-defined, the exact methodological processes for applying them to qualitative research design and execution remain somewhat unclear. With the present paper, the authors share an approach to meaningfully incorporate EDI into qualitative research via methodologically reflexive practice to generate an intersectional sex- and gender-based analysis plus.