The Quality of Qualitative Research and Their Philosophical Orientations

Explain two criteria for evaluating the quality of qualitative research designs and consider the connection of such criteria to philosophical orientations.

Explain how the two criteria for evaluating the quality of qualitative research designs are tied to epistemological and ontological assumptions underlying philosophical orientations and the standards of your discipline. Then, identify a potential ethical issue in qualitative research and explain how it might influence design decisions. Finally, explain what it means for a research topic to be amenable to scientific study using a qualitative approach.