Introduction
After defining my research question and designing my methodology, the next step I needed to do is determine the validity of my qualitative research. To do so, I explored which validity procedures researchers use in their inquiries in order to apply the most suitable into my investigation.
Defining Validity Procedures
According to Creswell, J. W. and Miler, D. L. (2000, p. 124) there are two key factors that affect the validity of an inquiry, and they are ‘the lens researchers use to validate their studies and researchers’ paradigm assumptions’. In this sense, in my research it will be crucial to define the framework I am going to use as it will clarify what perspectives I am going to use to analyze and interpret Tim Burton’s movies.
In order to examine how Tim Burton balances horror and empathy in his characters, I will approach the character design from a cognitive psychology perspective since it will enable me to understand the emotional engagement they have with the audience. When it comes to the paradigm assumptions, which are influenced by how the researcher perceives the world, I will conduct my study based on a systematic procedure to avoid bias while collecting data and information from the characters.
Further Comments
Defining a validity procedure is extremely essential as it can be argued that qualitative research is subjective in approach when it studies human behaviors rather than collecting countable and numbers-based data. For this reason, in the following week I will define what type of validity procedure I would like to apply to my paper.
Bibliography
Creswell, J. W. and Miller, D. L. (2000) Determining Validity in Qualitative Inquiry. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1477543 (Accessed 8 August 2023).
Wax, M. L. (1995) ‘Knowledge, Power, and Ethics in Qualitative Social Research’, The American Sociologist, Vol. 26, No. 2, Part II: Sociology, Law, and Ethics, pp. 22-34. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27698724 (Accessed: 8 August 2023).