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Trustworthiness, Credibility, Reliability, Transferability, And

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Trustworthiness Schwandt (2007) defined trustworthiness as the quality of the research and its findings that are significant to others. It is important that I, as the researcher and the instrument of data collection and analysis, can ensure the quality and clarity of my research for my audience. Merriam (1998) states that “research is concerned with producing valid and reliable knowledge in an ethical manner” p. 198). It is my job, as the researcher, to establish credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability in an ethical and professional manner. Woodside (2010) defines credibility as the representation of multiple realities of the process that the researcher examines adequately, and submits his/her interpretation to the scrutiny of the participants who provided the original data for authentication. Janesick (2000) claims credibility in education has to do with whether the description fits the explanation or multiple interpretations. The participants, she adds, have to review the material because qualitative research is open to the public. To ensure credibility, I must use triangulation, participants’ check, peer examination, and present my research biases publicly. 1. …show more content…

Triangulation, according to Stake (1998), is considered the process of utilizing several perspectives to clarify the meaning and verify the repeatability of an observation or an interpretation. It also serves to identify the meaning from multiple perspectives. Collecting the experiences of the 2014 SBP cohort will provide multiple perspectives and interpretation of the phenomenon in question. The recognized individual learning experiences of the participants while in the SBP, and the application of such skills and habits during their first academic year might provide an abundant links between participants’

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