Analyzing Qualitative Data Based on the book Educational

Analyzing Qualitative Data Based on the book Educational Research by Johnson and Christensen (2013). 1– 1

Basic Definitions • • Interim Analysis Memoing Coding Enumeration 1– 2

Interim Analysis • Cyclical process of collecting and analyzing data Ø Often need for more data felt when available data analyzed Ø The cycle continues until no significant insights gained 1– 3

Memoing • Reflectives notes about what you are learning from your data analysis • Diary or post-it-notes • Very useful as memory lapse is certain to happen over the course of time 1– 4

Coding Qualitative Data • Read transcribed data and divide into meaningful analytic units Ø This unit can be a sentence, a paragraph etc. • These units are marked with symbols, signs, descriptive words, or category names 1– 5

Saturateapp is one example of free/cheap online resources that helps you organize this process 1– 6

Hierarchical Categorization 1– 8

Typologies (Categorization on two axis) 1– 9

Enumeration • Process of quantifying data Ø Example: how many times the word ”inflation” occured in the speech of the prime minister Ø How a certain word or phrase (inflation) likely to co-occur with certain other word (unemployment) 1– 10

Reliability of qualitative data analysis • Training for coding • Intracoder (same coder, coding same text at different times) • Inercoder Ø Reported as % agreements Ø Differences resolved by discussion 1– 11

Validity of qualitative data analysis • Verbatim are low inference descriptors • Traingulation Ø Sources: Corss check information with other sources, Ø Methods: interview versus observation Ø Data: from other studies Ø Theory: multiple theories for interpretation • • Participant feedback – ask: ”does this sound right”? Peer review Negative case sampling Show what you did for increasing your own self awareness, reflexivity 1– 12 e