• Were the methods of gathering data appropriate?
• Were data gathered through two or more methods to achieve triangulation?
• Did the researcher ask the right questions or make the right observations and were they recorded in an appropriate fashion?
• Was a sufficient amount of data gathered?
• Was the data of sufficient depth and richness?
Were ethical considerations addressed? Were appropriate procedures used to safeguard the rights of study participants?
Data Analysis
• What data analysis tool was used?
• Was saturation achieved? (qualitative)
• How were the results presented in the study?
• Were the data management (e.g., coding) and data analysis methods sufficiently described? (qualitative)
• Identify at least one (1) finding.
Summary/Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations
• Do the themes adequately capture the meaning of the data?
• Did the analysis yield an insightful, provocative and meaningful picture of the phenomenon under investigation?
• Were methods used to enhance the trustworthiness of the data (and analysis) and was the description of those methods adequate?
• Are there clear explanation of the boundaries/limitations, thick description, audit trail?
• What are the strengths and limitations of the study?
• In terms of the findings, can the researcher generalize to other populations? Explain.
• Evaluate the findings