Scientific instruments often undergo calibration to ensure that they will produce results that
meet or exceed defined criteria within a specified degree of confidence. Such calibration …

Pseudonyms, an integral part of the social science research, are ubiquitous, thereby
garnering minimal published reflection. In practice, researchers may apply pseudonyms with …

Many contemporary researchers, particularly qualitative, adhere to a notion of
'trustworthiness' to replace that of validity and reliability. Within this notion, the emphasis is …

People's names and the places, animals, and items named by people are deeply personal
and reflective of their culture and identity, yet in qualitative research, the standard is to use …

Research has demonstrated that the low-income, first-generation, and/or working-class
(LIFGWC) student experience of higher education can be alienating and isolating. Because …

The use of pseudonyms in qualitative research is common and aims to preserve the
anonymity of the participants. However, there is a lack of consensus on how pseudonyms …

What are the meanings, experiences, and impact of college for working-class people? The
author of this book addresses the two questions, what is college like for working-class …

Using a raceclass analysis, which positions race and class as inextricably linked, this
reflective and conceptual paper will explore how racialized and classed, or raceclassist …

ABSTRACT Aim/Purpose In this study, we explored the learning experiences of graduate
students enrolled at Vietnamese-German University (VGU), a transnational collaborative …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to discuss the ways in which a researcher's maternal
status as “mother” or “non-mother/child-free” is implicated in the research process …