Text Mining for Qualitative Data Analysis in the Social Sciences

Author(s):  
Gregor Wiedemann
2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Hiu-Lun Tsai ◽  
Lena Fung

This study examined the experiences of parents of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) as they sought inclusive sport participation for their children. To understand their experiences, in-depth interviews were conducted with 49 parents. Qualitative data analysis was conducted to identify common themes from the responses. The analysis showed that most parents sought inclusive sport involvement for their children but they soon gave up their effort due to rejection by staff and other participants. Underlying these attitudinal problems were a lack of quality contact between people with and without ID and a lack of understanding of people with ID. Parents’ lack of sense of entitlement, low sport values, and lack of participation information and opportunities also contributed to their giving up of inclusive sport. Factors leading to successful inclusion included staff inclusion attitudes and abilities and the social skills of individuals with ID.


10.18060/1858 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josphine Chaumba

The complexity of social problems addressed by the social work profession makes mixed methods research an essential tool. This literature review examined common quantitative and qualitative techniques used by social work researchers and what mixed methods research may add to social work research. Surveys and in-depth interviews were the most common quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, respectively. The t-test was the most frequently used quantitative data analysis method. Although thematic analysis was the most common qualitative data analysis method, 12% of the qualitative data analysis techniques were not specified. Mixed methods research adds three important elements to social work research: voices of participants, comprehensive analyses of phenomena, and enhanced validity of findings. For these reasons, the teaching and use of mixed methods research remain integral to social work.


Author(s):  
Shelley Victor

In their book Analyzing Qualitative Data: Systematic Approaches, Bernard and Ryan (2010) present a thorough review of qualitative data analysis. Main topic areas include data collection, coding, development of themes, qualitative analysis of words and detailed descriptions of grounded theory, content analysis, and schema analysis. This book is applicable and appropriate for a variety of professionals in the social sciences.


Author(s):  
Laura Lemon ◽  
Jameson Hayes

This paper offers an approach to enhancing trustworthiness of qualitative findings through data analysis triangulation using Leximancer, a text mining software that uses co-occurrence to conduct semantic and relational analyses of text corpuses to identify concepts, themes, and how they relate to one another. This study explores the usefulness of Leximancer for triangulation by examining 309 pages of previously analyzed interview data that resulted in a conceptual model. Findings show Leximancer to be an ideal tool for refining a priori conceptual models. The Leximancer analysis provided missing nuance from the a priori model, depicting the value of and connection between emergent themes. Dependability was also added to the findings by facilitating a better understanding of how participant quotes represent particular themes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudarman Sudarman ◽  
Ayu Ramadhani

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of interfaith communities’ existence in West Aceh until 2018 look’s harmonious without any disputes and conflicts. Although regarding Christians worship houses establishing had been hindered, because of the regulation that specifically regulates about the worship houses establishment according to the Aceh Qanun No. 4/2016 concerning guidelines for maintaining religious harmony and the workship places establishment, more interesting to study about the situation of religious harmony and social vulnerability in West Aceh District. This study uses a qualitative data analysis through the descriptive analysis approach and involved 5 informants that selected using purposive sampling i.e. government elements, the Religion’s Management Ministry, administrators of the Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) and religious leaders. The results showed that the religious harmony control in West Aceh was under FKUB with a management administrator’s that involved interfaith leaders. The social vulnerability begins when the workship places establisment rules are limited by the Qanun with special conditions in order to the non-Muslim peoples must worship together clandestinely. The role limited of non-Muslim peoples in FKUB because of minority factor is perceived as a discrimination form, next step of non-Muslim peoples starting to strengthen themselves with the addition of community number Keywords: Religious Harmony, Social, Vulnerable, ConflictThe purpose of this study is to provide an overview of interfaith communities’ existence in West Aceh until 2018 look’s harmonious without any disputes and conflicts. Although regarding Christiansworship housesestablishing had been hindered, because of the regulation that specifically regulates about the worship houses establishment according to the Aceh Qanun No. 4/2016 concerning guidelines for maintaining religious harmony and the workship places establishment, more interesting to study about the situation of religious harmony and social vulnerability in West Aceh District. This study uses a qualitative data analysis through the descriptive analysis approach andinvolved 5 informants that selected using purposive sampling i.e. government elements, the Religion’s Management Ministry, administrators of the Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) and religious leaders. The results showed that the religious harmony control in West Aceh was under FKUB with a management administrator’s that involved interfaith leaders. The social vulnerability begins when the workship places establisment rules are limited by the Qanun with special conditions in order to the non-Muslim peoples must worship together clandestinely. The role limited of non-Muslim peoples in FKUB because of minority factor is perceived as a discrimination form, next step of non-Muslim peoples starting to strengthen themselves with the addition of community number.


KWALON ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martine van Selm

Atkisson, Monaghan and Brent review in 'Using Computational Techniques to Fill the Gap between Qualitative Data Analysis an Text Analytics' three methods (qualitative data analysis, content analysis and text mining) that are used in order to examine streams of digital textual materials that are increasingly accessible through the Internet.


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