Citation

Turner S, Coen SE. Area 2008; 40(2): 184-193.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-4762.2008.00802.x

PMID

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Abstract

In human geography, member checking is now routine practice for upholding rigour in qualitative studies, yet it can result in conflicting opinions regarding research interpretations. Here we reflect upon divergent outcomes from member checking research exploring the nature of student experiences in a specific space of a Canadian university law school. While member checking did not yield acceptance of the initial interpretations by all informants, we argue that rather than invalidating our findings, the very disagreement exposed through member checks added to our analyses in important ways. As such, results refuted by informants should not necessarily be discarded in human geography research.