1.   Select two scientific articles that use qualitative research. Read each article and consider the following:

• Is the research question suitable for qualitative research? Why is it suitable?
• Do the authors identify the underlying paradigm and/or theories that shape the studies?
• Is there any evidence of reflexivity?
• How is the emic perspective demonstrated in the articles? Are the ‘voices’ of study participants included? How did the researchers try to achieve ‘Verstehen’?
• How is the research contextualized?
• How would you assess the quality of each article?

2.   Reflect on your own scientific training: do you relate more to one paradigm than another? What may influence this and how does it affect the way you approach research?