title: Validity in hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry: towards an ethics of evaluation.
abstract: This article explores the relationship of ethics to validity in hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry. First, the authors present a brief overview of the various discourses on validity in qualitative research that have been variously applied to hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry. Next, they examine how relational ethics is a presence to bear within this form of inquiry. Finally, they offer a set of ethical reflections to help the researcher engage in a process of ethical questioning during each step of the research process.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada. rashotte@echo.on.ca
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rashotte
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D030881:Disclosure; D004989:Ethics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic