Harsha studies the experiences of Indian children in extended family homes who live in suburban America. She is concerned that she accurately represents her participants' perspectives. Harsha is most directly concerned with which of the following forms of qualitative research validity?
A) Descriptive validity
B) Interpretive validity.
C) Theoretical validity
D) Evaluative validity

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Harsha's concern with accurately representing her participants' perspectives relates to interpretive validity, which involves ensuring that the researcher's interpretation of participants' experiences is accurate and not influenced by preconceptions or biases. Descriptive validity concerns the accuracy of the description of the phenomena being studied, theoretical validity relates to the coherence of the theory being tested, and evaluative validity involves the accuracy of judgments or evaluations made based on the research findings.

Harsha Studies the Experiences of Indian Children in Extended Family