This paper examines various criteria that have been proposed for evaluating the increasing number of empirical studies carried out using qualitative research methods, and it demonstrates how such ...

Despite criticisms questioning its raison d'être (e.g., Giddings & Grant, 2007), mixed methods research has been welcomed in social research as a methodology in its own right (Greene, 2008). Recently, ...

Qualitative research in dentistry This paper explores the most common methods of data collection used in qualitative research: interviews and focus groups. The paper examines each method in detail ...