Sentence examples for thin descriptions from inspiring English sources

It seems quite possible for subjects in the first instance to apply "thin" descriptions to experiences, involving only a small part of their conceptual schemes.

A trading zone is a platform where highly elaborate and complex questions can be transformed into "thin descriptions" (as opposed to "thick descriptions"), with the objective of exchanging information in a specific local context.

Strategies to maximise quality interviewing with this population include considering that thin descriptions may provide important information which should be corroborated with insights from more articulate participants.

The data matrices containing thick and thin descriptions were discussed by two researchers (JVLZ and AVR) until consensus about the content of the data matrices was reached.

The novice writer is told that "writers have different skill levels when it comes to dialogue," that "thin description leaves the reader feeling bewildered and nearsighted.

A thin description simply reports facts, independent of intentions or the circumstances that surround an action (p. 33)" [ 34].

We know from this comparative analysis that qualitative findings from mixed methods studies are more likely to provide thin description and less likely to be judged credible.

Coding of thick descriptions into thin description by only one researcher might influence validity of the findings, although we used pre-defined concepts for coding to address this problem.

That mixed methods studies are judged less credible and more likely to provide thin description may relate to the reasons researchers choose a mixed methods approach – this might be to do with the value of using a combination of methods to address the research question, but equally the qualitative component might be 'tagged on' as a strategic decision to gain funding or credibility [ 20].

Cf. Ryle 1971: 480 496, which contrasts an action that, under the thinnest description possible, appears simply to be the swift contraction of the eyelid of the right eye, with, under any of a number of thicker descriptions, what could be seen anew as a twitch, conspiratorial wink, or parody of another's twitch.

Worst: Thin item descriptions.