Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research

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SAGE, Jul 29, 1998 - Reference - 204 pages
The use of computers in qualitative research has redefined the way social researchers handle qualitative data. Two leading researchers in the field have written this lucid and accessible text on the principal approaches in qualitative research and show how the leading computer programs are used in computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS).

The authors examine the advantages and disadvantages of computer use, the impact of research resources and the research environment on the research process, and the status of qualitative research. They provide a framework for developing the craft and practice of CAQDAS and conclude by examining the latest techniques and their implications for the evolution of qualitative resear

 

Contents

Approaches to Qualitative Data Analysis
21
Why Use Computers in Qualitative Research?
56
Managing Data in CAQDAS
86
Analytic Pathologies
119
Manipulating Coding Categories
129
New Directions
157
The Evolution of Qualitative Data Analysis
181
Index
199
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About the author (1998)

Raymond M Lee is Lecturer in Social Research Methods, Department of Social Policy and Social Science, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. His own research interests encompass a number of `sensitive' topics, including Catholic-Protestant intermarriage in Northern Ireland and the operation of the underground economy. He is the joint editor of Researching Sensitive Topics (Renzetti and Lee, eds, SAGE 1992) and Using Computers in Qualitative Research (Fielding and Lee, eds, SAGE 1991).

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