HSS 3101 Lecture 22: Qualitative Data Analysis and Representation Part 1
24 Nov 2018
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Selecting an approach for qualitative data analysis. Checklist for selecting a method of qualitative data analysis. Methods or data as points of reference. General aims: describe a phenomenon, focus on one case, compare several cases, look for explanations of differences between cases, develop a theory of the phenomenon. Can also distinguish the analysis of : content, formal aspects, combination of both. Meaning making can refer to subjective or social meanings. Often qualitative data analysis combines rough analysis of the material (overviews, condensation, summaries) with detailed analysis (development of categories or hermeneutic interpretations). Often the final aim is to arrive at statements that can be generalized in one way or the other by comparing various materials or various texts or several cases. Why do we do this: to understand meaning making and how participants represent that. Combines several levels of data analysis: rough analysis vs detailed analysis, looking for implicit vs explicit meaning.
