Qualitative Data Analysis: Key Approaches

✍ Scribed by Peter A. J. Stevens (editor)

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 401
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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. 

✦ Table of Contents

QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS KEY APPROACHES – FRONT COVER
QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS KEY APPROACHES
COPYRIGHT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CHAPTER - 1 INTRODUCTION: WALKING ON AND OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
CHAPTER - 2 CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: THE ARTICULATION OF POWER AND IDEOLOGY IN TEXTS
CHAPTER - 3 GROUNDED THEORY: KEY PRINCIPLES AND TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES
CHAPTER - 4 NARRATIVE ANALYSIS: ANALYSING ‘SMALL STORIES’ IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
CHAPTER - 5 NVIVO: AN INTRODUCTION TO TEXTUAL QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS WITH SOFTWARE
CHAPTER - 6 PROCESS TRACING: MAKING SINGLE CASE STUDIES TRANSPARENT AND CONVINCING
CHAPTER - 7 QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: A QUALITATIVE METHOD FOR UNCOVERING COMPLEX CAUSAL RELATIONS
CHAPTER - 8 QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER - 9 TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO STUDYING TEXTS IN MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES
CHAPTER - 10 THEMATIC ANALYSIS: AN ANALYTICAL METHOD IN ITS OWN RIGHT
CHAPTER - 11 CONCLUSIONS: COMPARING DESTINATIONS AND ROAD MAPS
APPENDIX
INDEX