The design of this study is meant to provide guidance in accomplishing the
following characteristics of quality qualitative research as outlined by Garman (1994):
• verity (intellectual authenticity)
• integrity (structural soundness)
• rigor (depth of intellect)
• utility (professional usefulness)
• vitality (meaningfulness)
• aesthetics (enrichment)
• ethics (consideration of dignity and privacy of participants)
• verisimilitude (sufficient detail to warrant transferability)