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Qualitative Computing: Using Software for Qualitative Data Analysis - Using Software for Qualitative Data Analysis (Paperback)
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Qualitative Computing: Using Software for Qualitative Data Analysis - Using Software for Qualitative Data Analysis (Paperback)
Series: Cardiff Papers in Qualitative Research
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As qualitative researchers incorporate computer assistance into
their analytic approaches, important questions arise about the
adoption of new technology. Is it worth learning computer-assisted
methods? Will the pay-off be sufficient to justify the investment?
Which programs are worth learning? What are the effects on the
analysis process? This book complements the existing literature by
giving a detailed account of the use of four major programs in
analyzing the same data. Priority is given to the tasks of
qualitative analysis rather than to program capability and the
programs are treated as tools rather than as a discipline to be
acquired. The key is not what the programs allow researcher to do,
but whether the tasks that researchers need to undertake are
facilitated by the software. Thus the study develops a user-centred
approach to the adoption of computer-assisted qualitative data
analysis. The author emphasises qualitative analysis as a creative
craft, but one which must increasingly be subject to rigorous
methodological scrutiny. The adoption of computer-aided methods
offers opportunities, but also dangers and ultimately this book is
about the scientific qualitative research. Written in a distinctive
and succinct style, this book will be valuable to social science
researchers and students interested in qualitative research and in
the potential for computer-assisted analysis.
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