Recommendations for designing and reviewing qualitative research in psychology: Promoting methodological integrity

Qualitative Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 2-22

  Levitt, Heidi M ^a,d   Motulsky, Sue L ^b   Wertz, Fredrick J ^c   Morrow, Susan L ^c   Ponterotto, Joseph G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

methodological integrity; Qualitative methods; Qualitative research; Review; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026367043     PISSN: 23263601     EISSN: 23263598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/qup0000082     Document Type: Article

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