One Strategy for Assessing the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research: Operationalizing the External Audit.

AUTHOR Miller, Dana L. TITLE One Strategy for Assessing the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research: Operationalizing the External Audit. PUB DATE 1997-03-00 NOTE 50p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL, March 24-28, 1997). PUB TYPE Reports Evaluative (142) Speeches/Meeting Papers (150) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS College Faculty; *Data Analysis; Data Collection; *Graduate Students; Graduate Study; Higher Education; *Qualitative Research; *Research Methodology; Research Reports; Synthesis; Test Construction; *Validity IDENTIFIERS Audit Trails; *Research Quality