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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. |
Title of chapter |
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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 |
N/A |
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Problem Formation |
Description and significance of the problem/phenomenon studied; review of relevant theory and empirical work; problem statement |
Introduction and previous chapters |
| 4 |
Purpose or research question |
Purpose of the study and specific objectives or questions |
Introduction para. 1 & 2 |
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Qualitative approach and research paradigm |
Qualitative approach (e.g., ethnography, grounded theory, case study, phenomenology, narrative research) and guiding theory if appropriate; identifying the research paradigm (e.g., postpositivist, constructivist/ interpretivist) is also recommended; rationale* |
Methods para. 1 & 2 and chapter 1, Aims and Objectives, where I discuss pragmatism. |
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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 |
Methods para. 2 and see chapter 2 |
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Context |
Setting/site and salient contextual factors; rationale* |
Methods para. 6 |
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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* |
Methods para. 1 |
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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 |
Methods, Ethics |
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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* |
Overall methods are reported in Methods. Stage-specific methods are reported in the Results subsections. |
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Data collection instruments and technologies |
Description of instruments (e.g., interview guides, questionnaires) and devices (e.g., audio recorders) used for data collection; if/how the instrument(s) changed over the course of the study |
See appendices E - K |
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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) |
Results subsections |
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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/deidentification of excerpts |
Few workshops stages required processing or analysis. Stage specific processing steps are reported in Results subsections |
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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 or approach; rationale* |
Stage specific analysis steps are reporting in Results subsections |
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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* |
Methods para. 4 and @tbl-trust-workshops |
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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 |
Results |
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Links to empirical data |
Evidence (e.g., quotes, field notes, text excerpts, photographs) to substantiate analytic findings |
There were no analytic findings, but raw data (in the form of our co-edited worksheets) are in appendices E - K |
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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 |
Discussion para. 1-4 |
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Limitations |
Trustworthiness and limitations of findings |
Discussion para. 5 & 6 |
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Conflicts of interest |
Potential sources of influence or perceived influence on study conduct and conclusions; how these were managed |
See chapter 2 |
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Funding |
Sources of funding and other support; role of funders in data collection, interpretation, and reporting |
See Acknowledgements |