catalytic validity
type: Concept
broader: inquiry and research
definition: Catalytic validity is a category of validity researchers use to evaluate whether qualitative research intended to spur social change accomplishes its objectives. Validity refers to whether methods undertaken in quantitative or qualitative research examine what they are intended to examine and thus produce credible findings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies; Validity, Catalytic]

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: catalytic validity

inquiry and research
type: Concept
narrower: catalytic validity