This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. To attempt to an understanding of the meaning of the quality criteria of validity, reliability and generalizability in qualitative research, this paper provides a review of relevant. Please contact the administrator of this platform.
Perhaps the only way to find out the truth is by asking theresearchers themselves the relevant questions. Copyright © Full Text: But this would not necessarily mean that theconcerned researchers have disregarded the aspects of validity, reliability and generalizabilityduring the conduct of their research. Except for one paper, the rest has failed to provide detailed discussion on the validity,reliability and generalizability of their research. To check on the extent of their reporting in research papers, atotal of 15 accounting research recently published in top-ranked accounting journals have beenselected. To attempt to an understanding of the meaning of the quality criteria ofvalidity, reliability and generalizability in qualitative research, this paper provides a review ofrelevant literature of recent years. Whichever labels used in describing the positions, each has adistinctive character.
The concern over the subject of quality judgement of qualitative research has led to the emergenceof several varied positions.
