26-27th February 2015, SAIC: Foundations of Qualitative Data Analysis
Date: 26-27th February 2015
Time: Mornings: 10.00-13.30h. Afternoons: 15.00-17.00h.
Place: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa, SALA DE GRAUS (B3/012). Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona.
Seminar description:
This course’s premise is that the procedures shaping the process of QDA should be taken out of the ‘black box’ and be made public (Anfara et al., 2002; Constas, 1999), so that the analytic process may be scrutinized, and researchers’ claims challenged. To that end, this course takes a methodological approach in teaching strategies to make the analytic process transparent and traceable. It does so by connecting the phase of QDA with the rest of the research design, so the decisions underlying analysis are congruent with the research questions, the study purpose, the data collected, and the intended result. The course also adopts the qualitative analysis cycle, a device for researchers to comprehend, execute and report the steps that shape QDA.Language of the seminar: This course is bilingual: taught content, exercises, and data will be in English. Group discussion and group work will be in Spanish/Catalan.
Prerequisits: Knowledge of qualitative research is required. No knowledge of qualitative data analysis (QDA). Attendees must bring their own laptop for the analysis.
Objetives of the seminar:
The course’s objetives are:
– To gain understanding of what QDA is and what it involves
– To situate the development of QDA practices within a historical perspective
– To recognise malpractices and quality benchmark
– To connect QDA with the research design
– To gain an overview of four QDA methods:
thematic analysis (Boyatzis, 1998)
qualitative data analysis (Schreier, 2012)
cross-case analysis (Miles y Huberman, 1994)
grounded theory (Strauss y Corbin, 1998)
Schedule:
Thursday 26th (10.00-13.30 hours) – Foundations of QDA
- QDA definition, history, and problems
- Qualitative analysis cycle
- QDA in the research design
- Four methods to QDA
- Exercise: developing one’s QDA plan
Thursday 27th (15.00-17.00 hours) – Data coding (demo with NVivo)
- Concepts underlying coding data
- Approaches to coding qualitative data
- Exercise 1: development a coding scheme and coding protocol
- Exercise 2: coding qualitative data (using Word, Excel, or other CAQDAS)
Friday 27th (10.00-13.30 hours) – Patterns seeking (demo with NVivo)
- Concepts underlying seeking patterns in data
- Coding vs cross-tabulated strategies
- Working with associations, relationships and aggregations
- Exercise: seek patterns on data coded from day 1 (using Word, Excel, or other CAQDAS)
Friday 27th (15.00-17.00 hours) – Reporting findings (demo with NVivo)
- Problems with reporting qualitative results
- Best practices in qualitative data displays and reporting
- Exercise: report qualitative results from two studies of your field
- Exercise: generate a results display for your research (using Word, Excel, or other CAQDAS)
References:
Anfara, V. A., Jr., Brown, K. M., & Mangione, T. L. (2002). Qualitative Analysis on Stage: Making the Research Process More Public. Educational Researcher, 31(7), 28-38.
Bernard, H. R., & Ryan, G. W. (2010) Analyzing Qualitative Data: Systematic Approaches: Sage.
Boyatzis, R. E. (1998) Transforming Qualitative Data: Thematic Analysis and Code Development: Sage.
Constas, M. A. (1999). Qualitative Analysis as a Public Event: The Documentation of Category Development Procedures. American Educational Research Journal, 29(2), 253-266.
Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1984). Drawing Valid Meaning from Qualitative Data: Toward a Shared Craft. Educational Researcher, 13(5), 20-29.
Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994) Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook: Sage.
Potter, W. J. (1996) An Analysis of Thinking and Research about Qualitative Methods: Routledge.
Schreier, M. (2012) Qualitative Content Analysis in Practice: Sage.
Strauss, A. L., & Corbin, J. (1998) Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory: Sage.
Price of the seminar: 250€
Students (50% discount): 125€
Espacual mem bers (20% discount): 200€ (www.espacual.es)
Students and Espacual members (50+20% discount): 100€
Instructor: Marie-Hélène Paré (academia.edu)
More information on the seminar website:http://saic.cerhum.es/?page_id=871
Inquiries: For inquiries or additional information, please use the contact form on the left of the website or send an email to saic@uab.catorsaic@cerhum.es