Qualitative Data: An Introduction to Coding and Analysis

by Carl Auerbach, Louise B Silverstein

Overview

A step-by-step guide to the qualitative research process that “can be understood by beginners . . . informative and interesting” (Choice).

Qualitative Data is meant for the novice researcher who needs guidance on what specifically to do when faced with a sea of information. It takes readers through the qualitative research process, beginning with an examination of the basic philosophy of qualitative research, and ending with planning and carrying out a qualitative research study. It provides an explicit, step-by-step procedure that will take the researcher from the raw text of interview data through data analysis and theory construction to the creation of a publishable work.

The volume provides actual examples based on the authors’ own work, including two published pieces in the appendix, so that readers can follow examples for each step of the process, from the project’s inception to its finished product. It also includes an appendix explaining how to implement these data analysis procedures using NVIVO, a qualitative data analysis program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814707418
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	11/21/2023
Series:	Qualitative Studies in Psychology , #21
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Carl F. Auerbach is a Professors of Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, where he codirect the Yeshiva Fatherhood Project.
Louise Silverstein is a former president of the APA’s Division of Family Psychology. She is Professor of Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, where she co-directs the Yeshiva Fatherhood Project.

Table of Contents

Preface AcknowledgmentsPart I: Getting into Qualitative Research1. Introducing Qualitative Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Yeshiva University Fatherhood ProjectPart II: Planning Your First Research Study2. Designing Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Haitian Fathers Study3. Qualitative and Quantitative Research as Complementary Strategies Part III: Analyzing Your First Research Study4. Coding 1: The Basic Ideas 5. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 1: Making the Text Manageable 6. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 2: Hearing What Was Said 7. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 3: Developing Theory 8. Convincing Other People: The Issues Formerly Known as Reliability, Validity, and Generalizability Part IV: Designing and Analyzing Your Next Research Study9. Designing Your Next Study Using Theoretical Sampling: The Promise Keeper Fathers 10. Analyzing Your Next Study Using Elaborative Coding: The Promise Keeper Fathers Part V: Final Thoughts11. The “Why” of Qualitative Research: A Personal View Appendix A: Simplifying the Bookkeeping with Qualitative Data Analysis Programs Appendix B: The Haitian Fathers Study Appendix C: The Promise Keepers Study References Index About the Authors 

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“Auerbach and Silverstein write at a level that can be understood by beginners but is sophisticated enough for scholars . . . informative and interesting.”
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"Auerbach and Silverstein write at a level that can be understood by beginners but is sophisticated enough for scholars . . . informative and interesting."

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Auerbach and Silverstein write at a level that can be understood by beginners but is sophisticated enough for scholars . . . informative and interesting.”
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