WK6: QUALITATIVE

Consensus

________ coding- measure of reliability of coding

Constant comparison

________- comparing views, data, incidents, categories.

Axial

________ coding- grouping of the first order, or open codes into coherent categories and sub- categories.

Thematic coding

________: theory develops out of data.

Quantiative analysis

________ Challenges: time consuming, challenging, no step by step process.

Memo writing

keep evaluating what you are doing by continuously writing down new info and ideas Analysis considerations: Chronology, key events, various settings, people, process, issues Grounded theory key processes.

Qualitative analysis

examine meaningful and symbolic content of qualitative data

Quantiative analysis Challenges

time consuming, challenging, no step by step process

Thematic coding

theory develops out of data

Open coding

line-by-line reading and interpretation of salient categories

Axial coding

grouping of the first order, or open codes into coherent categories and sub-categories

Selective coding

selecting and validating major categories that outline relationships and interactions between the codes

Constant comparison

comparing views, data, incidents, categories

Inductive content analysis

Open coding, Creating categories, abstraction into themes

Deductive content analysis

researcher wishing to retest existing data in a new context

Content analysis-

transforming large amounts of text into highly organised and concise summary of key results.