Reflections on qualitative research: Lessons learned to ensure research integrity
This article focusses on teaching medical students qualitative research in a practical setting of a study about sexual health. Insufficient training, research deviating from the proposal and context-related factors contributed to compromising trustworthiness of the study. The article provides a back...
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| description | This article focusses on teaching medical students qualitative research in a practical setting of a study about sexual health. Insufficient training, research deviating from the proposal and context-related factors contributed to compromising trustworthiness of the study. The article provides a background to the study and reflects on factors that contributed to the breach of research integrity after the research supervisor questioned the credibility of findings. A semi-structured interview schedule was used, and data analysis exposed flaws. The team used Jasper’s reflective cycle to change a crisis into a learning opportunity. The action plan triggered round two of data collection, followed by another reflective cycle.
Contribution: The supervision role and student knowledge and attitude contributed to the undergraduate research project. Until a research report is submitted or data published, researchers can learn from the process to produce reliable results and rigorous ethical research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f89e2c75f9c43dfabbfd7db9a21696d2025-08-20T04:03:18ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042025-04-01671e1e610.4102/safp.v67i1.60824940Reflections on qualitative research: Lessons learned to ensure research integrityDeidré Pretorius0Khyati Dama1Michelle Erasmus2Department of Family Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgUnit of Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgUnit of Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgThis article focusses on teaching medical students qualitative research in a practical setting of a study about sexual health. Insufficient training, research deviating from the proposal and context-related factors contributed to compromising trustworthiness of the study. The article provides a background to the study and reflects on factors that contributed to the breach of research integrity after the research supervisor questioned the credibility of findings. A semi-structured interview schedule was used, and data analysis exposed flaws. The team used Jasper’s reflective cycle to change a crisis into a learning opportunity. The action plan triggered round two of data collection, followed by another reflective cycle. Contribution: The supervision role and student knowledge and attitude contributed to the undergraduate research project. Until a research report is submitted or data published, researchers can learn from the process to produce reliable results and rigorous ethical research.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/6082qualitative researchresearch integritytrustworthinesscredibilitysupervisionjasper’s reflection modelstudent-supervisor relationship. |
| spellingShingle | Deidré Pretorius Khyati Dama Michelle Erasmus Reflections on qualitative research: Lessons learned to ensure research integrity South African Family Practice qualitative research research integrity trustworthiness credibility supervision jasper’s reflection model student-supervisor relationship. |
| title | Reflections on qualitative research: Lessons learned to ensure research integrity |
| title_full | Reflections on qualitative research: Lessons learned to ensure research integrity |
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| title_short | Reflections on qualitative research: Lessons learned to ensure research integrity |
| title_sort | reflections on qualitative research lessons learned to ensure research integrity |
| topic | qualitative research research integrity trustworthiness credibility supervision jasper’s reflection model student-supervisor relationship. |
| url | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/6082 |
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