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Qualitative Data Analysis
Key Approaches
Edited by:
- Peter A. Stevens - Ghent University
January 2023 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
With numerous approaches to choose from, knowing where to start when doing qualitative data analysis (QDA) can be a challenge. This book gives you direction with an accessible and thorough introduction to nine different approaches to QDA, written by a multi-disciplinary team with years of experience teaching and analysing data using these methods.
With a clear focus on the ‘how to’ of QDA, each chapter includes:
•Step-by-step descriptions of how to apply each approach in your research
•Online and in-text activities to help you practice your skills
•Annotated reading lists so you can dig deeper into key topics
•Case studies from a range of disciplines so you can see how each approach works in practice.
The perfect companion on your journey through QDA, the book also offers a comprehensive introduction to the use of NVivo QDA software, helping both new and experienced researchers get to grips with the essentials.
With a clear focus on the ‘how to’ of QDA, each chapter includes:
•Step-by-step descriptions of how to apply each approach in your research
•Online and in-text activities to help you practice your skills
•Annotated reading lists so you can dig deeper into key topics
•Case studies from a range of disciplines so you can see how each approach works in practice.
The perfect companion on your journey through QDA, the book also offers a comprehensive introduction to the use of NVivo QDA software, helping both new and experienced researchers get to grips with the essentials.
Introduction: Walking On and Off the Beaten Track
Critical Discourse Analysis: The Articulation of Power and Ideology in Texts
Grounded Theory: Key Principles and Two Different Approaches
Narrative Analysis: Analysing ‘Small Stories’ in Social Sciences
NVivo: An Introduction to Textual Qualitative Data-Analysis with Software
Process-Tracing: Making Single Case Studies Transparent and Convincing
Qualitative Comparative Analysis: A Qualitative Method for Uncovering Complex Causal Relations
Qualitative Content Analysis: A Practical Introduction
Textual Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Studying Texts in Media and Cultural Studies
Thematic Analysis: An Analytical Method in Its Own Right
Conclusion: Comparing Destinations and Road Maps
This book is to be applauded. Not only does it introduce students to different forms of qualitative analysis, it also helps them choose amongst these and put them into practice. This is all too rare.
Emeritus Professor of Educational and Social Research, The Open University, UK
A must read for all qualitative researchers.
Gloucestershire Business School, Gloucestershire University
July 14, 2023
This is a very informative book that has become a firm favourite with students on our programme. The book is well presented, clearly focused, and the reference list at the end of chapters is a useful tool for further reading.
Dept of Psychology (Kedleston Cps), Derby University
September 26, 2023
It introduces the students to the basic approaches to data analysis. It is an easy-to-understand text.
Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology
June 2, 2023