Which of the following is consistent with the strategies your text presents for ensuring the validity of qualitative research?
A) Keep your observations to yourself so participants do not influence your conclusions.
B) Record your experiences only after you have left the research site so you can attend to details while in the field.
C) Only begin writing once all of the data are collected to assure objective data collection.
D) Allow participants to read and respond to your observations as part of your data collection to assure credibility.

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Allowing participants to read and respond to your observations is consistent with the strategy of member checking, which can enhance credibility and validity in qualitative research. Keeping observations to oneself, recording experiences after leaving the site, and delaying writing until all data are collected do not promote validity in qualitative research.

Which of the Following Is Consistent with the Strategies Your