are there new methods or yet four tenets of trustworthiness that Lincoln and Guba established in 1982 is still the most valid and the easiest method.
how to collect the evidence of achieving the maximum trustworthiness in a qualitative study
I personally do not feel that we have made much progress in this area since Lincoln and Guba.
Interestingly, before Lincoln and Guba wrote about the four factors, Guba called the issue validity and reliability. Renamed, but what have we accomplished? The major problem is optimism and confirmation bias: Everyone usually finds what they desire, and worse yet, everything gets swept up into a unified story with no disagreements or dysfluency. Braun and Clarke lamented researchers often turn their questions into themes.
Yes David Coker , I totally agree regarding the bias aspects and reporting only what is convenient. I also feel that some conveniently name themes after their research questions instead of allowing the data to predict the themes through rigorous analysis.
Zeeshan Baig, I agree with the two views above (David Coker and David L Morgan). The only other added construct i have come across apart from the 4, is "reflexivity", or so i have read. Again, though are these really being applied appropriately. That remains an open question.
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