Rethinking Member Checking: Restorative Justice as a Tool for Relational Accountability in Qualitative Research
Published online on May 07, 2026
Abstract
Qualitative Inquiry, Ahead of Print.
Member checking is now seen as the “gold standard” in qualitative research; however, scholars have begun a critical discourse surrounding member checking and the harm it may unintentionally bring to participants. To address these potential harms, we posit ...
Member checking is now seen as the “gold standard” in qualitative research; however, scholars have begun a critical discourse surrounding member checking and the harm it may unintentionally bring to participants. To address these potential harms, we posit ...