Focus on qualitative methods. The use of quotes in qualitative research

1 December 1994

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Research in Nursing & Health

Vol. 17 (6) , 479-482
https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.4770170611

Abstract

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.

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