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Title and abstract |
Title and abstract |
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Title - Concise description of the nature and topic of the
study Identifying the study as qualitative or indicating the approach
(e.g., ethnography, grounded theory) or data collection methods (e.g.,
interview, focus group) is recommended |
Y/1 |
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Abstract - Summary of key elements of the study using the
abstract format of the intended publication; typically includes
background, purpose, methods, results, and conclusions |
Y/2 |
Introduction |
Introduction |
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Problem formulation - Description and significance of the
problem/phenomenon studied; review of relevant theory and empirical
work; problem statement |
Y/3-4 |
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Purpose or research question - Purpose of the study and
specific objectives or questions |
Y/4-5 |
Methods |
Methods |
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Qualitative approach and research paradigm - Qualitative
approach (e.g., ethnography, grounded theory, case study, phenomenology,
narrative research) & guiding theory if appropriate; identifying
research paradigm (e.g., postpositivist, constructivist/ interpretivist)
is also recommended; rationale |
Y/5-6 |
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Researcher characteristics and reflexivity - Researchers’
characteristics that may influence the research, including personal
attributes, qualifications/experience, relationship with participants,
assumptions, and/or presuppositions; potential or actual interaction
between researchers’ characteristics and the research questions,
approach, methods, results, and/or transferability |
Y/6 |
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Context - Setting/site and salient contextual factors;
rationale** |
Y/6-8 |
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Sampling strategy - How and why research participants,
documents, or events were selected; criteria for deciding when no
further sampling was necessary (e.g., sampling saturation); rationale |
Y/5 |
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Ethical issues pertaining to human subjects - Documentation
of approval by an appropriate ethics review board and participant
consent, or explanation for lack thereof; other confidentiality and data
security issues |
Y/5 |
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Data collection methods - Types of data collected; details of
data collection procedures including (as appropriate) start and stop
dates of data collection and analysis, iterative process, triangulation
of sources/methods, and modification of procedures in response to
evolving study findings; rationale** |
Y/5 |
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Data collection instruments and technologies - Description of
instruments (e.g., interview guides, questionnaires) & devices used for
data collection; if/how instrument(s) changed over course of study |
Y/5 |
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Units of study - Number and relevant characteristics of
participants, documents, or events included in the study; level of
participation (could be reported in results) |
Y/5-6 |
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Data processing - Methods for processing data prior to and
during analysis, including transcription, data entry, data management
and security, verification of data integrity, data coding, and
anonymization/de-identification of excerpts |
Y/5 |
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Data analysis - Process by which inferences, themes, etc.,
were identified and developed, including the researchers involved in
data analysis; usually references a specific paradigm/ approach;
rationale |
Y/6-7 |
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Techniques to enhance trustworthiness - Techniques to enhance
trustworthiness and credibility of data analysis (e.g., member checking,
audit trail, triangulation); rationale** |
Y/6 |
Results/findings |
Results/findings |
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Synthesis and interpretation - Main findings (e.g.,
interpretations, inferences, and themes); might include development of a
theory or model, or integration with prior research or theory |
Y/7-9 |
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Links to empirical data - Evidence (e.g., quotations, field
notes, text excerpts, photographs) to substantiate analytic
findings
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Y/
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Discussion |
Discussion |
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Integration with prior work, implications, transferability,
and contribution(s) to the field - Short summary of main findings;
explanation of how findings and conclusions connect to, support,
elaborate on, or challenge conclusions of earlier scholarship;
discussion of scope of application/generalizability; identification of
unique contribution(s) to scholarship in a discipline or field |
Y/9-11 |
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Limitations - Trustworthiness and limitations of findings |
Y/11 |
Other |
Other |
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Conflicts of interest - Potential sources of influence or
perceived influence on study conduct and conclusions; how these were
managed |
Y/12 |
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Funding - Sources of funding/ support; funders role in data
collection, interpretation, and reporting |
Y/12 |