In the framework of Grounded Theory and qualitative research, the author uses a study of medical technology and medical work to examine the supposedly "self-evident" procedure of coding field ...

Qualitative methods have been gaining acceptance in biomedical research over the past decades. 1,2 Nevertheless, skepticism remains about the validity, reliability, generalizability and general ...

By publishing two FQS issues on "Subjectivity and Reflexivity in Qualitative Research", we address a topic that is central for modern science. On the one hand, there are many demands from philosophy ...

This qualitative checklist [17] is designed for people with a basic understanding of qualitative research methodology, and is based on the broadly accepted principles that characterise qualitative ...