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Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research

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This is a comprehensive assessment of the use of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis and its impact on qualitative research. This work analyzes the growing popularity and legitimacy of qualitative research methods by looking at the way users experience computer-assisted qualitative data analysis. It also looks at the advantages and disadvantages of computer use, at research resources, and at the status of qualitative research. The authors also cover the most used approaches in qualitative research and how leading computer programs are used. They provide a framework for developing the craft and practice of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis, and examine the new techniques and their implicaitons for the evolution of qualitative research. This work is intended for researchers, academics and students across the social sciences.
Nigel Fielding, BA (Sussex) MA (Kent) PhD (LSE), is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and a member of the Community of Experts of the European Science Foundation, and served on the Mixed Methods Research Association's presidential task force on the future of mixed methods. His interests in research methodology include mixed methods, socio-spatial methods, qualitative software, interview methods, field observation, and digitally-mediated fieldwork. Nigel has authored/edited 27 books, many in research methodology, including The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods, Sage, 2018 (second edition), with Grant Blank and Ray Lee. Raymond M. Lee is an Emeritus Professor of Social Research Methods at Royal Holloway University of London. He has written extensively about a range of methodological topics. These include the problems and issues involved in research on "sensitive" topics, research in physically dangerous environments, the use of unobtrusive measures, and the role of new technologies in the research process. His current research focuses on the historical development of interviewing techniques.
Introduction Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research Approaches to Qualitative Data Analysis Why Use Computers in Qualitative Research? Managing Data in CAQDAS Analytic Pathologies Manipulating Coding Categories Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research New Directions The Evolution of Qualitative Data Analysis
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