Qualitative Data : An Introduction to Coding and Analysis

by Auerbach, Carl F.

• ISBN13: 9780814706954
• ISBN10: 0814706959
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: New York Univ

Summary

View the Table of Contents. Read Chapter 1.Auerbach and Silverstein write at a level that can be understood by beginners but is sophisticated enough for scholars...informative and interesting. --ChoiceQualitative Data is meant for the novice researcher who needs guidance on what specifically to do when faced with a sea of information. It takes readers through the qualitative research process, beginning with an examination of the basic philosophy of qualitative research, and ending with planning and carrying out a qualitative research study. It provides an explicit, step-by-step procedure that will take the researcher from the raw text of interview data through data analysis and theory construction to the creation of a publishable work.The volume provides actual examples based on the authors' own work, including two published pieces in the appendix, so that readers can follow examples for each step of the process, from the project's inception to its finished product. The volume also includes an appendix explaining how to implement these data analysis procedures using NVIVO, a qualitative data analysis program.

Author Biography

Carl F. Auerbach and Louise B. Silverstein are associate professors of psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, where they co-direct the Yeshiva Fatherhood Project. Louise Silverstein is a former president of the American Psychological Association's Division of Family Psychology

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Part I: Getting into Qualitative Research
Introducing Qualitative Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Yeshiva University Fatherhood Project	3	(10)
Part II: Planning Your First Research Study
Designing Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Haitian Fathers Study	13	(9)
Qualitative and Quantitative Research as Complementary Strategies	22	(9)
Part III: Analyzing Your First Research Study
Coding 1: The Basic Ideas	31	(11)
Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 1: Making the Text Manageable	42	(12)
Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 2: Hearing What Was Said	54	(13)
Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 3: Developing Theory	67	(10)
Convincing Other People: The Issues Formerly Known as Reliability, Validity, and Generalizability	77	(14)
Part IV: Designing and Analyzing Your Next Research Study
Designing Your Next Study Using Theoretical Sampling: The Promise Keeper Fathers	91	(13)
Analyzing Your Next Study Using Elaborative Coding: The Promise Keeper Fathers	104	(21)
Part V: Final Thoughts
The ``Why'' of Qualitative Research: A Personal View	125	(6)
Appendix A: Simplifying the Bookkeeping with Qualitative Data Analysis Programs	131	(8)
Appendix B: The Haitian Fathers Study	139	(29)
Appendix C: The Promise Keepers Study	168	(29)
References	197	(4)
Index	201	(2)
About the Authors	203