Research Institute of Hawzah and University; (Hawzah wa Dāneshgāh Research Institute) Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities 1608-7070 14 55 2008 07 17 Reframing Evaluation Criteria of Quantitative Research for Qualitative Research Reframing Evaluation Criteria of Quantitative Research for Qualitative Research 9 31 433 FA Majid Sadoughi Journal Article 2008 04 18 Qualitative research offers opportunities to expand the scope of psychological inquiry to regions not amenable to quantification, but also raises particular challenges to evaluation criteria such as research validity. Qualitative researchers reject the criteria used by quantitative researchers when evaluating their work. Those criteria include validity, reliability and generalisability. This article includes a consideration of the notion of ‘approach’ and its impact on the subject matter of science. It also entails reframing the notions of validity, reliability, and generalizability to match qualitative research evaluation purposes. As it seems, the integrity of the qualitative research process and the quality of the end product require evaluation criteria of quite a different Qualitative research offers opportunities to expand the scope of psychological inquiry to regions not amenable to quantification, but also raises particular challenges to evaluation criteria such as research validity. Qualitative researchers reject the criteria used by quantitative researchers when evaluating their work. Those criteria include validity, reliability and generalisability. This article includes a consideration of the notion of ‘approach’ and its impact on the subject matter of science. It also entails reframing the notions of validity, reliability, and generalizability to match qualitative research evaluation purposes. As it seems, the integrity of the qualitative research process and the quality of the end product require evaluation criteria of quite a different https://method.rihu.ac.ir/article_433_d19f6f47ccf251b9795a84a832e0d304.pdf