Session 6: Qualitative data analysis Flashcards
(12 cards)
thematic analysis
A method for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns or themes within qualitative data.
What are strengths with thematic analysis?
- Applicable to all forms of data: text, visual, artifacts
- Suits inductive and deductive approaches to qualitative data analysis
- Coding procedures follow a systematic and transparent approach
content analysis
a systematic approach to anlaysis of documents and texts
quantifies content in terms of predetermined categories
visuals
visuals as a source of data
three main approaches to visual research
illustrative, prompt further data collection, independent data source
three strategies to create categories in the coding manual:
concept-driven (deductive)
data-driven (inductive)
combined strategy
What are challenges in qualitative data analysis?
qualitative data collection often results in the accumulation of a large volume of unstructued data
_ and _ are the most common approaches to qualitative data analysis.
Thematic analysis and grounded theory.
_ is a key process in most qualitative data analysis strategies.
Coding
What is meant by secondary analysis of qualitative data?
Secondary analysis of qualitative data refers to the process of reusing existing qualitative data—such as interview transcripts, field notes, or focus group recordings—for a new research purpose or to answer new questions.
grounded theory
A systematic method aimed at developing a new theory grounded in the data itself.
Gioia methodology
The Gioia methodology is a structured approach to qualitative data analysis that is especially useful for developing grounded theory in organizational and social research.
Ontologically founded in interpretivism.
Epistemologically founded in constructionism.
1st order concepts
2nd order themes
Aggregate dimensions
