Validity, Responsibility, and Aporia

Autor/in	Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka
Titel	Validity, Responsibility, and Aporia
Quelle	In: Qualitative Inquiry, 16 (2010) 8, S.603-610 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-8004
DOI	10.1177/1077800410374034
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Validity; Researchers; Credibility; Epistemology; Construct Validity; Social Justice; Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Gültigkeit; Researcher; Forscher; Glaubwürdigkeit; Erkenntnistheorie; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Evaluierung
Abstract	In this article, the author problematizes external, objectified, oversimplified, and mechanical approaches to validity in qualitative research, which endorse simplistic and reductionist views of knowledge and data. Instead of promoting one generalizable definition or operational criteria for validity, the author's "deconstructive validity work" addresses how validity can be framed in the context of researchers' responsibility and decision making during the research process. More specifically, the author utilizes the concept of aporia to discuss researchers' responsibilities in the face of impossible decisions when aiming for "valid" and trustworthy qualitative research practices. The author argues that qualitative researchers should reconsider the promotion of validity or validation practices that disable researchers' responsibility. Alternatively, it could be illuminative to ask how impossible validity and ongoing puzzlement associated with the quality of qualitative research could influence current research practices and reporting. (As Provided).
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