ABSTRACT This essay argues that those who create and consume research from a critical perspective should be concerned with issues of validity. An analysis of National and International Communication association journals publishing critical work found extremely limited attention to validity. Critical validity looks different than construct and measurement validity in a post-positivistic perspective. Specifically, a critical perspective needs to address construct, expert, transactional, and catalytic. Those who are evaluating critical research should focus on the extent to which researchers engage in authenticity, coherence, criticality, dialogue and self-reflection, plausibility, reflexivity, and transparency; examples of how these might be achieved are included.

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一席之地：从批判的角度解决有效性

摘要 本文认为，那些从批判的角度创建和消费研究的人应该关注有效性问题。对发表重要著作的国家和国际传播协会期刊的分析发现，对有效性的关注极其有限。从后实证的角度来看，关键效度看起来与结构效度和测量效度不同。具体来说，批判性观点需要解决建构性、专家性、交易性和催化性。那些评估批判性研究的人应该关注研究人员参与真实性、连贯性、批判性、对话和自我反思、合理性、反思性和透明度的程度；包括如何实现这些目标的例子。