Open AccessReflecting on the Strategic Use of CAQDAS to Manage and Report on the Qualitative Research Process
Author(s) -
Mark Wickham,
Michelle Woods
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1827
Subject(s) - qualitative research , suite , process (computing) , computer science , protocol analysis , qualitative analysis , value (mathematics) , qualitative property , data science , management science , sociology , psychology , cognitive science , engineering , social science , political science , operating system , law , machine learning
As an increasing number of researchers have been trained to u s e programs such as Atlas/ti, NUD*IST, Nvivo, and ETHNOGRAPH their value in analyzing qualitative data has gained greater recognition. Drawing on the experience of two PhD candidates at the University of Tasmania, this paper reflects upon some potential uses of a suite of computer software programs to make the research and analysis process more logical and transparent. In addition, this paper argues for the introduction of a Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Protocol to give readers of the research report a better understanding of the analysis process undertaken by the researcher.