A Guide to Conducting Consensual Qualitative Research
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Counseling Psychologist
- Vol. 25 (4) , 517-572
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000097254001
Abstract
The authors discuss the components of consensual qualitative research (CQR) using open-ended questions to gather data, using words to describe phenomena, studying a few cases intensively, recognizing the importance of context, using an inductive analytic process, using a team and making decisions by consensus, using auditors, and verifying results by systematically checking against the raw data. The three steps for conducting CQR are developing and coding domains, constructing core ideas, and developing categories to describe consistencies across cases (cross analysis). Criteria for evaluating CQR are trustworthiness of the method, coherence of the results, representativeness of the results to the sample, testimonial validity, applicability of the results, and replicability across samples. Finally, the authors discuss implications for research, practice, and training.Keywords
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