Counting codes makes qualitative content analysis a controversial approach to analyzing
textual data. Several decades ago, mainstream content analysis rejected qualitative content …

A Step-by-Step Guide to Qualitative Data Coding is a comprehensive qualitative data
analysis guide. It is designed to help readers to systematically analyze qualitative data in a …

In the first of a series of “how-to” essays on conducting qualitative data analysis, Ron
Chenail points out the challenges of determining units to analyze qualitatively when dealing …

Two myths about qualitative research are that real qualitative researchers do not count and
cannot count. These antinumber myths have led to the underutilization of numbers in …

One of the key elements in qualitative data analysis is the systematic coding of text (Strauss
and Corbin 1990: 5740; Miles and Huberman 1994: 56). Codes are the building blocks for …

In an attempt to help find meaning within qualitative data, researchers commonly start by
coding their data. There are a number of coding systems available to researchers and this …

http://dx. doi. org/10.4135/9781412963909. n48 Codes and coding are integral to the
process of data analysis. Codes refer to concepts and their identification through explicit …

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of some of the principles of data
analysis used in qualitative research such as coding, interrater reliability, and thematic …

The generalizations developed by qualitative researchers are embedded in the contextual
richness of individual experience. Qualitative data management strategies that depend …

A necessary guide through the qualitative research process Qualitative Data is meant for the
novice researcher who needs guidance on what specifically to do when faced with a sea of …