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Framework and methodology

Methodological reflexivity

Metodisk refleksivitet

Content version
1.0
Last substantively revised
18 June 2026
Document type
Lexicon entry
Responsible publisher
Vikesland Press
Source language
Nynorsk source; reviewed English translation
Category
Framework and methodology
Definition type
Method definition
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Extended note

Reflexivity makes possible error sources visible without reducing every finding to subjectivity.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • autobiography
  • relativism
  • automatic disqualification
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

The auditor must record relevant prior understandings, ties, and methodological choices and show how they were counter-tested.

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: R1 — Methodology of Reality Audit.

  1. R1 — Methodology of Reality AuditThe published methodological justification of Reality Audit.
  2. Reality Audit — methodology overviewThe common methodological architecture.
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Correct and incorrect use

Correct use

“The selected term may shape how the material is read.”

Incorrect or over-strong use

“Because the auditor has a perspective, there is no actuality against which to test.”

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Suggested citation

Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Methodological reflexivity”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.

APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Methodological reflexivity (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/methodological-reflexivity/

MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Methodological reflexivity.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/methodological-reflexivity/.

ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Methodological reflexivity.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/methodological-reflexivity/.

IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Methodological reflexivity,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/methodological-reflexivity/

CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Methodological reflexivity. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/methodological-reflexivity/

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Revision note

Document version
1.0
First published
18 June 2026
1.0

First public edition.