title: The development of qualitative health research: taking stock.
abstract: The purpose of this article, which was a keynote presentation at the Qualitative Health Research Conference (QHR 2000) in Banff, Canada, is to provide a historical perspective of qualitative research in nursing over the past 20 years. Van Gennep's model of rites of passage is used as a heuristic. A discussion of the stages of stopping, waiting, transition, and entry is followed by speculation about the key characteristics necessary for qualitative research to be valued and valuable in the future.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D009732:Nursing Care