The Nature of Qualitative Evidence

Janice M. Morse, PhD (Nurs), PhD (Anthro), FAAN is a professor and Presidential Endowed Chair at the University of Utah College of Nursing, and Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, Canada., from 1991-1996, she also held a position as professor at The Pennsylvania State University. From 1997-2007, she was the founding Director and Scientific Director of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta, founding editor for the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, and Editor of the Qual Press monograph series. She remains the founding editor for Qualitative Health Research, (now in Volume 2, Sage1), is currently editor for the monograph series Developing Qualitative Inquiry, and The Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry (Left Coast Press). Her research programs are in the areas of suffering and comforting, preventing patient falls, and developing qualitative methods. In 2011, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement in Qualitative Inquiry from the International Center for Qualitative Inquiry, was an inaugural inductee into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame (2010), the 5th recipient of the Episteme Award (also Sigma Theta Tau). She received awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Newcastle (Australia) and Athabasca University (Canada). She is the author of 460 articles and chapters and 19 books on qualitative research methods, suffering, comforting and patient falls.

• PART ONE: THE NATURE OF EVIDENCEThe Status of Qualitative Research as Evidence - Ross E G UpshurWhat Is Problematic about Evidence? - Irene Madjar and Jo Ann WaltonPART TWO: THE NATURE OF THE QUESTIONWho Decides What Counts as Evidence? - Lynne Ray and Maria MayanQuestions in Use - Janice M SwansonPART THREE: THE NATURE OF STANDARDSSome Pragmatic Thoughts about Evaluating Qualitative Evidence - Anton J Kuzel and John D EngelThe Implications of Disciplinary Agenda on Quality Criteria for Qualitative Research - Sally E ThorneCommunity-Based Research - Nancy Gibson, Ginger Gibson and Ann C MacauleyNegotiating Research Agendas and Evaluating OutcomesPART FOUR: THE NATURE OF ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONConstructing Evidence within the Qualitative Project - Lynn M Meadows and Janice M MorseQualitative Verification - Janice M MorseBuilding Evidence by Extending Basic FindingsPART FIVE: THE NATURE OF UTILIZATIONThe Nature of Outcomes - Janice M SwansonUsing Qualitative Research in Clinical Practice - Kärin OlsonResearch Utilization and Qualitative Research - Carole A Estabrooks

"The writing is scholarly and the content is rich, varied, and liberally seasoned with practical examples to illustrate situations in which open enquiry has generated important qualitative evidence."