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as l.c\'ic*' of ~1.eliminal.y drafts throughout the study with the Dissefiation Advisory Comnlittee
3150 addressed the issue of tr~~stworthiness As a companion study to se\.eral others in
co~!junction u.itll the FINE Foundation. this researcher met on a regular basis with others in\.ol\,ed
to discuss and re\iew findings. Additionally. an audit trail includinn tape recordinrs. field note*.
(~-ansc~.iptions. researcher notes. and district documents a.a maintained and a\-ailable for external
audit (Lincoln Rr Cuba, 1985).
The researcher's personal experience and biases \+.ere critical in the subjecti\.ity of this
research. Those biases nrere identified early on and addressed through conversations with the
research team and the dissertation committee. Effort \!,as put forth to ne, oate the researcher's
pcrspecti\.e, and rather to focus on the data (Peshkin. 1988). However to ignore the researcher's
prc\.ious experiences and bias \frould do disser~ice to the reader.
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