Qualitative text analysis : a guide to methods, practice & using software / Udo Kuckartz ; Katie Metzler, editor ; Francis Kenney, cover design.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuckartz, Udo, author.

Contributor:

Metzler, Katie, editor.

Kenney, Francis, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qualitative research--Data processing.

Qualitative research.

Social sciences--Research--Data processing.

Social sciences.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : SAGE, 2002.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

How can you analyse narratives, interviews, field notes or focus group data? Qualitative text analysis is ideal for these types of data and this textbook provides a hands-on introduction to the method and its theoretical underpinnings. It offers step-by-step instructions for implementing the three principal types of qualitative text analysis: thematic, evaluative, and type-building. Special attention is paid to how to present your results and use qualitative data analysis software packages, which are highly recommended for use in combination with qualitative text analysis since they allow for fast, reliable, and more accurate analysis. The book shows in detail how to use software, from transcribing the verbal data to presenting and visualizing the results. The book is intended for Master's and Doctoral students across the social sciences and for all researchers concerned with the systematic analysis of texts of any kind. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Analysing Qualitative Data - But How? 1

1.1 Qualitative, Quantitative - A Few Clarifications 1

1.2 Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research 4

1.3 The Challenge of Analysing Qualitative Data in Research Practice 6

1.4 The Importance of the Research Question 9

1.5 The Need for Methodical Rigour 11

2 The Building Blocks of Systematic Qualitative Text Analysis 15

2.1 Classical Hermeneutics 16

2.2 Grounded Theory 21

2.3 Content Analysis and Qualitative Content Analysis 29

2.4 Other Practical Approaches to Qualitative Text Analysis 34

3 Basic Concepts and the Process of Qualitative Text Analysis 37

3.1 Main Concepts within Qualitative Text Analysis 37

3.2 Analysis Processes in Qualitative Text Analysis and Classical Content Analysis 47

3.3 Starting a Qualitative Text Analysis: Initial Work with the Text, Memos, and Case Summaries 49

3.4 Constructing Categories 54

3.5 The Example Study 63

4 Three Basic Methods of Qualitative Text Analysis 65

4.1 The Profile Matrix: A Fundamental Concept of Qualitative Text Analysis 66

4.2 Similarities and Differences Between the Three Methods 67

4.3 Thematic Qualitative Text Analysis 69

4.4 Evaluative Qualitative Text Analysis 88

4.5 Type-Building Text Analysis 103

5 Qualitative Text Analysis using Computer Assistance 121

5.1 Managing the Data: Transcribing, Anonymizing, Planning Teamwork 122

5.2 Qualitative Text Analysis Using QDA Software 131

5.3 Advanced Analysis Using QDA Software 143

6 Quality Standards, Research Report, and Documentation 151

6.1 Quality Standards within Qualitative Text Analysis 151

6.2 Research Report and Documentation 155

7 Concluding Remarks 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 19, 2014).

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Kuckartz, Udo. Qualitative text analysis : a guide to methods, practice & using software.

ISBN:

9781446297766

OCLC:

882259265

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.