METHODS - Qualitative
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general guides, multi topic


Research in Education  http://www.edu.plymouth.ac.uk/resined/resedhme.htm   This has how to info on various qualitative methods such as interviews, case study, observation and more. Originally developed by Professor Andrew Hannan. RESINED is now led by Dr. Nick Pratt. University of Plymouth.


Common Qualitative Methods   http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1997/nsf97153/start.htm   chapter 3 in User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations. 1997.

Qualitative Research in Information Systems http://www.qual.auckland.ac.nz/    Kind of a brief lit review and overview. Includes some bibliographic references of print journals and books.  
 

The qualitative report    http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/index.html    edited on line journal about qualitative research.  See a section, Practicing Qualitative Research    http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/practice.html    also see syllabi and other links.  
 

Qualitative Methods Workbook   http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/qualmeth.html    by George Boeree.  Broad look at qualitative methods including phenomenology, structural analysis, observation and interviewing.

Qualitative research   http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mid/edr725/class/   class notes, especially see modules, then the electronic text book.


 

Ethnography - observation in the field

A SYNTHESIS OF ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH  http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~genzuk/Ethnographic_Research.html   This is an overview.


An ethnography primer    http://www.aiga.org/ethnography-primer/  


Interviewing


key informant interviewing   http://ppa.aces.uiuc.edu/KeyInform.htm    brief information sheets from University of Illinois Extension.  'How to' advice.
 

Action research International   http://www.aral.com.au/    has many other useful information, including  Convergent Interviewing  http://www.aral.com.au/areol/areol-session08.html  a Resource paper in Action Research, a technique for qualitative data collection.  How to do interviewing.  By Bob Dick.


Using Interviews in Research   http://users.rider.edu/~suler/longproj.html   John Suler, Rider University.


See Dr. Pratt's site   http://www.edu.plymouth.ac.uk/resined/resedhme.htm  

   
    Interviewing - Oral History

Practical Advice   http://www.ohs.org.uk/practical-advice.php   from the oral history society. Some basic points to doing oral history.


Oral History Techniques: How to Organize and Conduct Oral History Interviews   http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm/techniques.html   overview of the process. by  Barbara Truesdell


An Oral History Primer   http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/oral-history-primer   overview


Oral History: Techniques and Procedures
  http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/oral/ohg.html    by Stephen E. EverettDesigned for military interviews, but parts apply to anyone doing interviews.  See Part II: The Spoken Word in Peacetime, that has information, for example, on contacting interviewee, conducting background research, conducting the interview.

 
 

Focus groups
 

Social Research Updates   http://sru.soc.surrey.ac.uk/SRU19.html   review of focus groups, issues, potentials, limitations. 1997
 

A Manual for the Use of Focus Groups  http://libdoc.who.int/publications/1993/0963552228.pdf   manual on how to do focus groups. From 1993.


Focus Groups Tips for Beginners   http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/orp/orp1.htm   overview, basics. 2002


How to conduct a focus group   http://assessment.aas.duke.edu/documents/How_to_Conduct_a_Focus_Group.pdf    2005


Richard Krueger   http://www.tc.umn.edu/~rkrueger/focus.html   includes chapters on conducting and analyzing focus groups


Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS USAID Center for Development Information and Evaluation. CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS   
http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNABY233.pdf   


Guidelines for Conducting a Focus Group   https://assessment.trinity.duke.edu/documents/How_to_Conduct_a_Focus_Group.pdf   


Conducting Focus Groups   http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conduct-focus-groups/main   


Using Focus Groups to Evaluate Park Programs, Activities, and Visitor Services   http://psu.uidaho.edu/focusgroup/index.html   


Analyzing Focus Group Data  http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/11007_Chapter_7.pdf   


A Qualitative Framework for Collecting and Analyzing Data in Focus Group Research   
http://research.apc.org/images/2/2f/A_Qualitative_Framework_for_Collecting_and_Analyzing_Data_in_Focus_Group_Research.pdf   


Analyzing Qualitative Data    http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evaldocs.html   


Toward More Rigor in Focus Group Research: A New Framework for Collecting and Analyzing Focus Group Data   https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/article/view/4554  



Qualitative data analysis


Analyzing Verbal Data, principal, problems  and methods    http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/education/jlemke/papers/handbook.htm    an overview


Analyzing Qualitative Data   http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1997/nsf97153/start.htm   Chapter 4 in User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations. Another overview, but touches on most of the steps.


"Help, I'm Getting Buried in Field Notes!" A Manual for Qualitative Data Management and Analysis   http://www.mdrc.org/help-im-getting-buried-field-notes    not exactly analysis but management and analysis.


Qualitative Data Analysis for Health Services Research: Developing Taxonomy, Themes, and Theory.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1955280/    Elizabeth H Bradley, Leslie A Curry, and Kelly J Devers.   Health Serv Res. 2007 August; 42(4): 1758–1772.   Academic paper, but fairly detailed guide to the process of qualitative data analysis.


Analysing and presenting qualitative data. P. Burnard, P. Gill, K. Stewart, E. Treasure and B. Chadwick   http://academia.edu/709185/Analysing_and_presenting_qualitative_data    BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL VOLUME 204 NO. 8 APR 26 2008


Trent University guide to qualitative analysis   http://www.rds-yh.nihr.ac.uk/learning-events/resource-packs.aspx   a more in depth treatment


Content Analysis


Overview of content analysis   http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=17   An article in Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation  http://pareonline.net/Home.htm


Colorado State writing Center   http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=61   brief overview.


GAO book on content analysis   http://archive.gao.gov/f0102/157490.pdf   from 1996, but looks to be a fairly detailed methods outline.


Content Analysis   http://www.usabilitynet.org/tools/r_content.htm   brief overview of methods.


Practical Resources for Assessing and Reporting Intercoder Reliability in Content Analysis Research Projects.   
http://matthewlombard.com/reliability/  from Matthew Lombard, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Jennifer Snyder-Duch, Carlow College, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Cheryl Campanella Bracken, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA


other stuff


Latent Semantic Analysis   http://lsa.colorado.edu/   This method "captures the essential relationships between text documents and word meaning, or semantics, the knowledge base which must be accessed to evaluate the quality of content."  This site has some theory, research and application of this method.
 

The CAQDAS (Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software) project  http://www.surrey.ac.uk/sociology/research/researchcentres/caqdas/   "We provide practical support, training and information in the use of a range of software programs designed to assist qualitative data analysis. The project also provides various platforms for debate concerning the methodological and epistemological issues arising from the use of such software packages."


Grounded theory, and Narrative Analysis   http://www.statisticalassociates.com/booklist.htm   By David Garson.  These two are free.


 
 

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