Exploring the Application of Digital Tools in Conducting Qualitative Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Jaewoo Do
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Digital Tools

Research Design in Team-Based Qualitative Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Team Formation ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Project Organization ◽  
Data Archiving ◽  
Project Management System ◽  
The Third ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Start Up

In the introduction to this chapter and interwoven throughout the text is the message that qualitative research begins and ends in writing, which in this case means that research design is a beginning point for that writing. This chapter is composed of three major sections that illustrate how team start-up is critical to how the writing will proceed down the line. The first section—Team Formation—provides detailed information on issues to consider in establishing the team in a manner that will be most beneficial to the conduct of qualitative research. The second section—Research Design and Project Organization—discusses early writing tasks, establishing a project management system, and the importance of linking all of this to a data archiving plan. Digital tools are discussed in some depth. The third section—Caring: Internalized and Externalized—suggests a novel approach to the issue of ethics and team management.

Improving outcomes with Qualitative Data Analysis Software: A reflective journey

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austin G Oswald
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis Software

Now more than ever, qualitative social work researchers are being called upon to conduct increasingly complex, multifaceted, and intersectional research. Given the heightened complexity of social work research, it is necessary that scholars learn strategies to streamline the research process and digital tools for qualitative research are a mechanism to do so. In this paper, I share insights gleaned from personal experience working with Qualitative Data Analysis Software, specifically MAXQDA 12, to support a larger study that explored the social lives of older gay men. This paper highlights the various functions of MAXQDA 12 and how qualitative social work researchers can use the program to improve the research process and outcomes. Despite the rapid growth in production of digital tools for qualitative research there remains a dearth in studies that explicitly address how digital tools are used in the extant literature on qualitative research. This paper sheds light on this noted gap in the literature by exploring the functionality of MAXQDA 12 and how it can be applied to improve qualitative social work research.

Digital Tools for Qualitative Research

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trena Paulus ◽  
Jessica Lester ◽  
Paul Dempster
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Digital Tools

Using Digital Tools in Qualitative Research

2012 ◽  
pp. 284-298
Author(s):  
Susan Crichton
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Software Applications

Digital tools can help simplify qualitative researchers’ work. They can also add depth and richness by capturing data in a way that can be viewed and reviewed without preliminary transcription. This chapter shares an approach to working with digital data that honors participant voice and the lived experiences of those under study. The chapter also suggests new tools and common software applications. Further, it suggests a workflow to guide researchers as he or she begins to work to incorporate digital data into their studies.

Designing and Developing Cell Phone Applications for Qualitative Research

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 757-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaewoo Do ◽  
Lisa C. Yamagata-Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Observation Tools

Recent technological developments have made it feasible for qualitative researchers to develop their own digital tools. As an example, the goal of this article is to explore the design process involved in developing cell phone applications for qualitative research. Cell phones, ubiquitous in our daily lives, can serve researchers in many ways. Cell phones can be used for recording conversations during interviews and taking pictures during observations. We will introduce two cell phone applications—Interview and Observation Tools—developed by the first author in response to data collection and analysis tasks carried out in discussion with the second author, his dissertation advisor. We will also introduce App Inventor, which is an open-source web application for the android operating system that the first author used to program and develop both applications. We will discuss why and how we included specific features based on the first author’s reflections. This work will provide qualitative researchers with practical tips for developing their own digital tools and generate ideas for future research by introducing the methodological problems the first author encountered and how he addressed them in the design and development processes of his cell phone applications.

To live (code) or to not: A new method for coding in qualitative research

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uma D Parameswaran ◽  
Jade L Ozawa-Kirk ◽  
Gwen Latendresse
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
The Voice

Coding is an integral part of qualitative research for many scholars that use interview or focus group data. However, current practices in coding require transcription of audio/visual data prior to coding. Transcription before the coding process is an essential process for data analysis and even with meticulous detail, the nuances of nonverbal behavior found in audio and video data can be missed. In this article, we propose an alternative to coding with transcripts using a method called live coding which allows for simultaneous manual coding while listening or watching audio or video recording. We compared the method of live coding with transcript coding of text using focus group data from a perinatal telehealth group addressing depression. Based on the themes that emerged from analyzing the process, it is likely that live coding can be beneficial in preserving the voice of the participant especially used within focus group data. Live coding allowed us to see and hear the participants, an empowering process which allowed intent, context, and meaning of the words to be present in the results. Further study of live coding should include using digital tools for the analysis of qualitative data.

Technologie self, czyli „programowanie” dryfujących tożsamości

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (57) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Anna Kalinowska
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
On Line ◽  
Media Practices ◽  
Specific Identity

How to define an identity? As a product of individual or result of social and cultural influences through the ages? One, main and only answer could not exist. Ones identity in post-modern reality will be elusive. From time to time, from information or network to alghorithmic society some new identity concepts have appeared. But it is a fact that the category of identity becames smooth and undefined nowadays. We all have its plural. Technologies of self may be a solution to search for specific identity settings. Looking at actions and attitudes that lead to the realization of the goals and self-improvement, technologies of self represent the modern coordinates of identity formation. The use of analog and digital tools makes it possible to control and characterize the factors forming ones personality. In the end, it is expressed as media practices. This article is an essay to redefine the concept of technologies of self, including digital return during last 20 years. The conclusions are based on the analysis of the author’s qualitative research. The paper presents a short specification of the definitions focused on daily on-line activities and user habits.

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