Analysis in Qualitative Research
- Hennie R Boeije - University of Utrecht, Netherlands
The book incorporates the support of software for qualitative data analysis. The analysis is placed in the context of modern quality criteria and the demands posed on the reporting. The book cannot take the place of the process of thinking about the data, but it does provide thinking aids and practical tools to process the data, which can result in interesting findings.
The book is written on an introductory level and is aimed at third year undergraduate students, graduate students, and anybody beginning a research project. The examples cover a wide range of subjects what makes the book attractive for several social science disciplines. It strives to help researchers start and finish the analysis, and to inspire and enthuse them with their projects.
Well written , accessible and covers all the essential requirements for PG qual analysis. The book is not solely dedicated to analysis, there are chapters on the research design and ethics (which are covered equally well in numerous other texts). Chapter on integrative procedures is very useful. Each chapter signpost key further reading thro' a section titled 'Readings I learnt from' - which I feel is an interesting way of personalising the section and may inspire learners to engage in further reading.
We advise this book to our student who are going to conduct qualitative research for their master thesis
Excellent book, but I couldn't fit it into my existing syllabus.
We will stop using this book next year.
Good standard
Student friendly
A very good book on qualitative data analysis for beginners, the book is well written and easily accessible. The author provides examples of coding and guides the reader through the integrative phase of analysis.
This book covers the basic functions that is required to analyze data. Most just focus on the philosophical or process requirements, this text however goes to the technical requirements of what is done with data once you have it. How to break down, analyze and present data into meaningful components.
This text addresses analysis of qualitative research in a variety of ways which should be helpful for students. I especially like the sections regarding mixed method analysis and the 'think aloud' section as this is similar to a tutorial! I look forward to seeing how students respond to this text.
A well written and easy to read book. This book is recommended for any student involved in a research project. Some useful tips suggested on how data can be analysed and coded. A book that you can dip in and out of. Well recommended.
A well written book suitable for any student involved in a research project. A book that you can dip in and out of. Some excellent tips given throughout for analysing and coding data. Well recommended.