Promoting Rigorous Research: Generalizability and Qualitative Research

Although generalizability is not typically considered a feature or goal of qualitative research, it is an integral part of applying findings to advance knowledge in the counseling profession. First, we describe types of generalizability, the use of trustworthiness criteria, and strategies for maximi...

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Published in:Journal of counseling and development Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 178 - 188
Main Authors: Hays, Danica G., McKibben, W. Bradley
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandria Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2021
Subjects:
Autoethnography
Content analysis
Counseling
Credibility
Ethnography
formal grounded theory
Generalizability
Grounded theory
metasynthesis
Qualitative research
Research Methodology
ISSN:0748-9633, 1556-6676
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Summary:Although generalizability is not typically considered a feature or goal of qualitative research, it is an integral part of applying findings to advance knowledge in the counseling profession. First, we describe types of generalizability, the use of trustworthiness criteria, and strategies for maximizing generalizability within and across studies, then we discuss how the research approaches of grounded theory, autoethnography, content analysis, and metasynthesis can yield greater generalizability of findings. We then describe six phases for aggregating qualitative research to conduct a metasynthesis, which can be applied as relevant to the metastudy approaches of formal grounded theory, autoethnography, and content analysis.
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ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/jcad.12365