Assessing Triangulation across Methodologies, Methods, and Stakeholder Groups: The Joys, Woes, and Politics of Interpreting Convergent and Divergent Data

Autor/inn/en	Campbell, Rebecca; Goodman-Williams, Rachael; Feeney, Hannah; Fehler-Cabral, Giannina
Titel	Assessing Triangulation across Methodologies, Methods, and Stakeholder Groups: The Joys, Woes, and Politics of Interpreting Convergent and Divergent Data
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 41 (2020) 1, S.125-144 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214018804195
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Action Research; Data Interpretation; Coding; Data Collection; Stakeholders; Crime; Politics; Michigan (Detroit) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Codierung; Programmierung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Politik
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to develop triangulation coding methods for a large-scale action research and evaluation project and to examine how practitioners and policy makers interpreted both convergent and divergent data. We created a color-coded system that evaluated the extent of triangulation across methodologies (qualitative and quantitative), data collection methods (observations, interviews, and archival records), and stakeholder groups (five distinct disciplines/organizations). Triangulation was assessed for both specific data points (e.g., a piece of historical/contextual information or qualitative theme) and substantive findings that emanated from further analysis of those data points (e.g., a statistical model or a mechanistic qualitative assertion that links themes). We present five case study examples that explore the complexities of interpreting triangulation data and determining whether data are deemed credible and actionable if not convergent. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01