Younas, A., Fàbregues, S., Durante, A. et al. (1 more author) (2021) Providing English and native language quotes in qualitative research: a call to action. Nursing Open, 9 (1). pp. 168-174. ISSN 2054-1058
Abstract
Background
When publishing qualitative research in international journals, researchers studying non-English-speaking participants provide quotes in English language. This is an issue of increasing concern given the need to be rigorous to represent a diversity of participants within their context, beyond how language (alone) situates them.
Aim
To argue for providing English and native language quotes in qualitative research reports.
Design
Discussion.
Methods
This paper is based on the literature on use of quotes and translation in qualitative research and authors’ experiences of publishing qualitative research.
Results
Provision of native and English language quotes may allow for greater transparency of findings, thereby reflecting that the researchers adequately captured the socially and culturally dependent experiences of participants.
Conclusions
Presentation of findings with eloquent quotes serves as the gateway into the sociocultural experiences of individuals. We argued against the norm of providing translated quotes in qualitative reports and build a case for the provision of native as well as English language quotes to promote cross-cultural understanding.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | methodology; qualitative research; quotation; research methods; research reporting |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2021 10:00 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 14:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/nop2.1115 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:180113 |