As discussed above, target populations for HRH studies are often based on logistical factors rather than appropriateness for the research objective.
The use of Kingdon's framework in this research has been chosen due to its accepted appropriateness for health policy research, together with its relative simplicity in tracing the evolution of policy ideas through channels which influence agenda-setting.
The coding scheme used to categorize students' written explanations was modeled on a scheme previously used to assess tree-thinking skills in college students (Novick and Catley 2012) and was verified for its appropriateness for the present research by the first and second authors based on the responses of a randomly selected subset of 20 students.
However, the fact that our two registries were initially established for different purposes does not necessarily exclude their appropriateness for this joint research project.
The method used now needs to be validated through further application in other settings and sites, but will then meet Lowe et al's 2001 quality standards for appropriateness research in emergency care, regarding definition, societal context and implicit assumptions [ 20].
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