"In-depth Interview Method: Strengths & Limitations of 4 Modes" - This highlights the primary strengths & limitations of 4 modes used in the IDI method — face-to-face, phone, email, & mobile - bit.ly/4IDIModes #qualitativeresearch #totalqualityframework #indepthinterviews

"Re-considering the Question of 'Why'" - #Qualitative researchers gain profound insight on the lived experience, but rarely from the question of "why." Here are four reasons to consider asking what, when, where, who, how – & sometimes, why. bit.ly/QuestionOfWhy

"The Social Environment & Focus Group Participants' Willingness to Engage" - Creating an environment in which participants want to engage w/ the moderator & w/ each other requires building & maintaining rapport, a necessary skill of all moderators. bit.ly/3X3hxcv

"Pigeonholing Qualitative Data: Why #Qualitative Responses Cannot Be Quantified" - In qualitative research, context is everything. And it is the importance of context that prevents the researcher from treating the data as discrete responses to be counted bit.ly/3kCqQy3

"Member Checking & the Importance of Context" - Expecting participants to think & respond as they did when they shared their lived experiences w/ the researcher is unreasonable. In-the-moment, question-answer member checking is a better quality option. bit.ly/3o5Fe4c

"Rapport & Reflection: The Pivotal Role of Note Taking in In-depth Interview Research" - Here are just 5 reasons why a handwritten note taker is a more effective interviewer who engages w/ the participant & fosters highly reflective behavior in themselves bit.ly/3hmLD7M

"Employee #Qualitative Research: Now More Than Ever" - Gaining a contextual, meaningful understanding of employees’ lived experiences is essential. Doing so, sends a signal that employers see employees as human beings & want to do what is best for them bit.ly/EmployeeQR

"The Focus Group Method: Key Moderator Skills" - New in RDR - The 4 key moderator skills do not operate in a vacuum but rather rely heavily on the 4 additional skills of the IDI interviewer, which serve as the foundation for the focus group moderator. bit.ly/FGModSkills

"The Focus Group Method: Key Moderator Skills" - New in RDR - The 4 key moderator skills do not operate in a vacuum but rather rely heavily on the 4 additional skills of the IDI interviewer, which serve as the foundation for the focus group moderator. bit.ly/FGModSkills

"The Focus Group Method: Key Moderator Skills" - The 4 key moderator skills do not operate in a vacuum but rely on the 4 additional skills of the IDI interviewer, which serve as the foundation for the distinctive skills required of the focus group method. bit.ly/FGModSkills

"Interviewer Bias & Reflexivity in Qualitative Research" Reflexivity is an important concept because it is directed at the greatest underlying threat to the validity of our #qualitative research outcomes – that is, the social interaction component bit.ly/3FujSES

"Making Sense of the Human Experience with Qualitative Research" #Qualitative research is abt making connections, knowing that the connections revealed at 1 moment may or may not exist in another moment, reflecting the ever-changing reality of being human bit.ly/2Wzej3U

"#Qualitative Data: Achieving Accuracy in the Absence of 'Truth'" - Accuracy should not be confused w/ “truth.” Accuracy refers to gaining information that comes as close as possible to what the participant is thinking or experiencing at any moment in time bit.ly/2fVqP5u

"The Virtue of Recordings in #Qualitative Analysis" - Going beyond transcripts. The recordings aid in recalling peripheral but critical content & clarify meaning by way of a broader context. Respecting the nuance & complexities of participants' lives bit.ly/32wyG4q

"Navigating Narrative Research & the Depths of the Lived Experience" - A rewarding experience that takes the researcher into the uncharted depths of human behavior & attitudes to exact meaning & bring about change for the social good. bit.ly/2XTmd5r #qualitative

"Guide Development & the Integrity of Qualitative Research Data" A clear understanding of what it means to develop an interview or discussion guide that is both effective & efficient, greatly adds to the integrity of the qualitative research data & design. bit.ly/2LgY7gR

"Credibility & the Online Asynchronous Focus Group Method" This article offers a snapshot of the strengths & limitations of the aysnch group method through the lens of the #TQF Credibility component – Scope and Data Gathering. bit.ly/3nkFIQh #qualitative