Webinar: Are we taking conclusions in qualitative health research too far
October 14th. 10 AM – 11 AM (CEST, Norwegian time)
Language: English
Where: Zoom – Register here
How far are qualitative health researchers taking their conclusions?
Qualitative health research is increasingly used to inform practice, policy and evidence syntheses. But how far do the conclusions of individual qualitative studies actually reach, and how well are these broader claims justified?
Drawing on a mapping study of 50 recent qualitative interview studies published in health research, this webinar explores how researchers formulate, moderate and justify generalisations. We will look at where generalisations tend to go beyond the empirical basis of a study, why this happens particularly in implications for practice, and what makes a general claim more or less defensible. The webinar invites reflection on a fundamental question: How can qualitative research be both context sensitive and meaningfully generalisable, and how can we all as researchers, supervisors, project leaders, peer reviewers and editors, contribute to sound generalisation practices?
Benedicte Carlsen is Professor of Public Health at the Department of Health Promotion and Development at the University of Bergen. Her research focuses on the quality and methodological rigour of qualitative health research. She has also contributed to the development of the GRADE-CERQual approach, which is used to assess confidence in evidence from qualitative evidence syntheses.
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