Utilizing and Adapting the Delphi Method for Use in Qualitative Research

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Shane R.Brady¹ 

关键词: Delphi method;    Delphi methodology;    qualitative methods;    qualitative analysis;    qualitative rigor;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1609406915621381

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The Delphi method is a pragmatic research method created in the 1950s by researchers at the RAND Corporation for use in policy making, organizational decision making, and to inform direct practices. While the Delphi method has been regularly utilized in mixed methods studies, far fewer studies have been completed using the Delphi method for qualitative research. Despite the utility of the Delphi method in social science research, little guidance is provided for using the Delphi in the context of theory building, in primarily qualitative studies, and in the context of community-engaged research (CER). This article will emphasize new and modest innovations in the Delphi method for improving the overall rigor of the method in theory building and CER.

【 授权许可】

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