Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis

Theory, Methods and Practice
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-8039-7761-7
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 350 g

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 qualitative data. New ways of integrating qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques are also described.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Prein, Gerald

Bird, Katherine

Kelle, Udo

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Automatische Datenerfassung, Datenanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Kelle, Udo
Udo Kelle is a Senior Researcher at the Special Research Centre 186 of the German National Research Council at the University of Bremen.

CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Kelle: Computer-Aided Qualitative Research

Luis Araujo University of Lancaster

Ian Dey University of Edinburgh

Thomas Eckert WZB Berlin

Raymond M Lee Royal Holloway and Bedford College University of London

Nigel G Fielding University of Surrey

Gunter Huber Tubingen University

Udo Kuckartz Free University Berlin

Heather Laurie University of Essex

Markku Lonkila University of Helsinki

Rainer Mathes WZB Berlin

Lyn Richards La Trobe University Bundoora Bundoora

Tom Richards La Trobe University Bundoora

Edeltraub Roller WZB Berlin