Reflecting on the Strategic Use of CAQDAS to Manage and Report on the Qualitative Research Process

Authors

Mark Wickham, University of TasmaniaFollow
Megan Woods, University of TasmaniaFollow

Abstract

As an increasing number of researchers have been trained to u s e programs such as Atlas/ti, NUD*IST, Nvivo, and ETHNOGRAPH their value in analyzing qualitative data has gained greater recognition. Drawing on the experience of two PhD candidates at the University of Tasmania, this paper reflects upon some potential uses of a suite of computer software programs to make the research and analysis process more logical and transparent. In addition, this paper argues for the introduction of a Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Protocol to give readers of the research report a better understanding of the analysis process undertaken by the researcher.

Keywords

Computer Aided Analysis, Qualitative Data Analysis, and Qualitative Analysis Reporting

Publication Date

12-1-2005

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1827

Recommended APA Citation

Wickham, M., & Woods, M. (2005). Reflecting on the Strategic Use of CAQDAS to Manage and Report on the Qualitative Research Process. The Qualitative Report, 10(4), 687-702. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1827