Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis: Theory, Methods and Practice

by Udo Kelle (Editor)

Overview

With recent significant advances having been made in computer-aided methods to support qualitative data analysis, a whole new range of methodological questions arises: Will the software employed ‘take over' the analysis? Can computers be used to improve reliability and validity? Can computers make the research process more transparent and ensure a more systematic analysis?

This book examines the central methodological and theoretical issues involved in using computers in qualitative research. International experts in the field discuss various strategies for computer-assisted qualitative analysis, outlining strategies for building theories by employing networks of categories and means of evaluating hypotheses generated from

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803977617
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/22/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Udo Kelle
An Overview of Computer-Aided Methods in Qualitative Research
PART ONE: GENERAL METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
Computer Use in Qualitative Research and Issues of Validity - Udo Kelle and Heather Laurie
User Experiences of Qualitative Data Analysis Software - Raymond M Lee and Nigel G Fielding
Grounded Theory as an Emerging Paradigm for Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis - Marrku Lonkila
Different Functions of Coding in the Analysis of Textual Data - John Seidel and Udo Kelle
PART TWO: COMPUTERS AND QUALITATIVE THEORY BUILDING
Introduction: Using Linkages and Networks for Theory Building - Gerald Prein and Udo Kelle in discussion with Lyn Richards and Tom Richards
Reducing Fragmentation in Qualitative Research - Ian Dey
Using Hierarchical Categories in Qualitative Data Analysis - Tom Richards and Lyn Richards
Designing and Refining Hierarchical Coding Frames - Luis Araujo
PART THREE: COMPUTERS AND QUALITATIVE HYPOTHESIS EXAMINATION
Introduction - Udo Kelle in discussion with Ernest Sibert, Anne Shelly, Sharlene Hesse-Biber and G[um]unter L Huber
Hypothesis Examination in Qualitative Research
Using Logic Programming for Hypothesis Generation and Refinement - Ernest Sibert and Anne Shelly
Hypothesis Testing in Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis - Sharlene Hesse-Biber and Paul Dupuis
Qualitative Hypothesis Examination and Theory Building - G[um]unter L Huber
PART FOUR: COMPUTERS AND TRIANGULATION
Introduction - Gerald Prein and Udo Kuckartz in discussion with Edeltraud Roller, Charles C Ragin and Udo Kelle
Between Quality and Quantity
Case-Oriented Quantification - Udo Kuckartz
Hermeneutic-Classificatory Content Analysis - Edeltraud Roller, Rainer Mathes and Thomas Eckert
Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis to Study Configurations - Charles C Ragin
An Overview of Software - Gerald Prein, Udo Kelle and Katherine Bird

Editorial Reviews

‘It is fair to state that the authors have succeeded in providing a stimulating and at times challenging treatment of the issues associated with working with textual data. This text will be of particular value to those seeking to understand the latest developments in computer analysis of textual data and the associated possibilities. It is particularly timely as the business related disciplines (management, strategic management and marketing, and consumer behaviour) appear to be showing a degree of disillusionment with quantitative methods and turning their thoughts towards the richer possibilities of qualitative research.... Each section is preceded by an excellent introductory chapter. Indeed, it is a major positive feature of the text that these introductory chapters not only provide the usual overview or summary of the material that is to follow, but also present a creative and valuable exposition of the content in their own right.... An interesting discussion of the functions of coding is provided and there is an extended case study of a user's software experience.... an excellent text which should be read by all management researchers and may be suitable as a text for Ph D and other advanced research courses' - Management Learning

‘It is not expensive for 210 pages packed with detail, and with contributors widely distributed thanks to e-mail; although US and Europe predominate' - Changes

‘What Kelle and collaborators Prein and Bird have provided is a highly unique and stimulating contribution to this topic. Investigators using qualitative methods and pondering the use, implications and potential of computers for analytic purposes should find this text to be a provocative addition to the literature' - Computers in Nursing

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