[Criteria of scientific validity in research]

Rech Soins Infirm. 2002 Mar:(68):35-42.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the evaluative criteria of qualitative and quantitative research. Philosophical foundations of positivism, postpositivism and constructivism are explored. Triangulation and crystallization expose the controversies about them. Finally, Lincoln and Guba criteria are retained for the evaluation of qualitative and quantitative research.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Nursing Research / methods
  • Clinical Nursing Research / standards*
  • Humans
  • Knowledge
  • Models, Nursing
  • Nursing Methodology Research / methods
  • Nursing Methodology Research / standards*
  • Philosophy, Nursing
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Design / standards*
  • Science / standards*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity