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Focus on qualitative methods . The use of quotes in qualitative research
Author(s) -
Sandelowski Margarete
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770170611
Subject(s) - qualitative research , license , focus (optics) , psychology , feature (linguistics) , process (computing) , focus group , epistemology , social psychology , sociology , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , social science , physics , anthropology , optics , operating system
Quoted words and phrases from research participants are a common feature of qualitative research reports. Quoting is a process that requires the achievement of the proper balance between the obligations of scientific reporting and the taking of artistic license. Quotes are used to support researcher claims, illustrate ideas, illuminate experience, evoke emotion, and provoke response. Quoting involves researchers in acts of choosing that lie in the domains of aesthetics and ethics.