Qualitative data analysis : explorations with NVivo /

Qualitative data analysis : explorations with NVivo /

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Author / Creator:	Gibbs, Graham, 1948-
Imprint:	Buckingham [Eng] ; Philadelphia, Pa. : Open University, ©2002.
Description:	xxiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Understanding social research Understanding social research.
Subject:	Social sciences -- Data processing. Social sciences -- Research. Qualitative research. Qualitative research. Social sciences -- Data processing. Social sciences -- Research.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11960198

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ISBN:	0335200842 (spiral) 0335200850 (cased) 0335200850 9780335200856 0335200842 9780335200849
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index.
Summary:	"For many years, social cognition models have been at the forefront of research into predicting and explaining health behaviours. Until recently, there have been few attempts to go beyond prediction and understanding to "intervention"--But now the position has changed, and a number of excellent interventions have been set up. The purpose of this book is to bring them together in one volume." "There are nine chapters each addressing a particular behaviour or set of behaviours. The chapters follow a common structure: a presentation of the "epidemiological facts" about the behaviour and why an intervention was needed; an outline of the way in which the theoretical model being used was adapted for the intervention; a presentation of the experimental results; and a discussion of their theoretical and practical implications. The book ends with a chapter of commentary on the challenges of devising theory-based interventions."--Jacket.

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Summary:	"A welcome step in the advance of qualitative methods, this text integrates software at every stage of a thorough introduction to approaches and techniques. With clear examples, each step in NVivo is clearly described and thoughtfully explained in the context of what is being done and how it supports qualitative inquiry." - Professor Lyn Richards, Director, QSR<br> <br> "...a very detailed, clearly expressed and structured text which will be of immense help to anyone wanting to use NVivo for a research project." - Professor Colin Robson, author of Real World Research How can qualitative analysis of textual data be undertaken? How can the core procedures of qualitative analysis be followed using computer software such as NVivo? How can the extra tools NVivo offers the analyst be used to support and improve qualitative analysis? Qualitative Data Analysis introduces readers to key approaches in qualitative analysis, demonstrating in each case how to carry them out using NVivo. NVivo is a new, powerful computer package from QSR, the developers of NUD+IST. It provides the researcher with an extensive range of tools and the book shows clearly how each can be used to support standard qualitative analysis techniques such as coding, theory building, theory testing, cross-sectional analysis, modelling and writing. The book demonstrates how different styles of analysis, such as grounded theory and narrative, rhetorical and structured approaches, can be undertaken using NVivo. In most cases, the analysis is illustrated using documents from a single data set. There are copious figures, tables, guides and hints for good practice. The result is an invaluable text for undergraduates and an essential reference for postgraduates and researchers needing to learn both qualitative analysis techniques and the use of software such as NVivo.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index.
ISBN:	0335200842 0335200850 0335200850 9780335200856 0335200842 9780335200849