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Table 1

Quality appraisal criteria, adapted from QuADS

Criteria	Operationalization
Reflexivity	Stated philosophical stance (interpretivist, realist, etc.) Identification of position or approach taken to the topic (critical, normative, etc.)
Phenomenon	Research questions or objectives are clearly identified
Methodology	Methodological approach is specified (qualitative case studies, literature review, quantitative, etc.)
Ontological–methodology fit	Fit between reflexive statement and methodological approach
Research question–methodology fit	Statement of how the methodology fits the research question
Method–methodology fit	Justification of fit is offered that explicitly says why the approach is best, not just that it is
Validity control	Procedure for internal validity and bias reduction addresses external validity

Criteria	Operationalization
Reflexivity	Stated philosophical stance (interpretivist, realist, etc.) Identification of position or approach taken to the topic (critical, normative, etc.)
Phenomenon	Research questions or objectives are clearly identified
Methodology	Methodological approach is specified (qualitative case studies, literature review, quantitative, etc.)
Ontological–methodology fit	Fit between reflexive statement and methodological approach
Research question–methodology fit	Statement of how the methodology fits the research question
Method–methodology fit	Justification of fit is offered that explicitly says why the approach is best, not just that it is
Validity control	Procedure for internal validity and bias reduction addresses external validity

Source(s): Authors’ own work