Trustworthiness (Qualitative Research)
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What it is
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criteria for assessing the quality and defensibility of qualitative research
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Dimensions
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credibility — whether interpretations are well supported by participants’ accounts and other evidence
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transferability — whether contextual detail lets readers assess relevance elsewhere
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dependability — whether the research process and its changes are documented
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confirmability — whether interpretations can be traced to evidence rather than unsupported researcher preference
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Practices
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maintain an audit trail, document interpretive decisions, examine contradictory evidence, and use suitable corroboration procedures
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Caution
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qualitative quality is not established merely by converting themes into numbers
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