Defining Member Checking and Exploring Its Various Forms

Location

1048

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Event

Format Type

Paper

Start Date

January 2018

End Date

January 2018

Abstract

When a discussion of rigor in qualitative research occurs, member checking is bound to make an appearance in the discussion, especially for discussions of interview or focus group based collection methods. In fact, some have even called it the gold standard (McConnell-Henry, Chapman, & Francis, 2011). While the term member checking appears frequently in the literature and is used by many researchers, I argue that the term lacks a unified meaning. More importantly, I argue that there is a lack in understanding of how to conduct the process of member checking in a rigorous and high quality manner. This session will discuss how member checking is situated in the discussion of rigor of qualitative research. It will then explore the various ways in which member checking has been defined in the literature and describe the various forms that member checks can take and describe the procedures to perform them.

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Defining Member Checking and Exploring Its Various Forms

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When a discussion of rigor in qualitative research occurs, member checking is bound to make an appearance in the discussion, especially for discussions of interview or focus group based collection methods. In fact, some have even called it the gold standard (McConnell-Henry, Chapman, & Francis, 2011). While the term member checking appears frequently in the literature and is used by many researchers, I argue that the term lacks a unified meaning. More importantly, I argue that there is a lack in understanding of how to conduct the process of member checking in a rigorous and high quality manner. This session will discuss how member checking is situated in the discussion of rigor of qualitative research. It will then explore the various ways in which member checking has been defined in the literature and describe the various forms that member checks can take and describe the procedures to perform them.