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Category Archives: methodological literature
Review: “Analyse qualitativer Daten mit MAXQDA” (2019)
This book combines a MAXQDA manual with Kuckartz (2014). However, it creates a value that is greater than the sum of its parts. Although it sometimes tries too hard to be brief, it does well in combining methodological knowledge with technical questions. Unfortunately, the book has only appeared in German. Continue reading Review: “Analyse qualitativer Daten mit MAXQDA” (2019)
Sampling Unit, Coding Unit, Context Unit? Analytical Units in QDA
Analytical units force us to be specific about what we do. How much text do we code? What context do we take into consideration? What documents or text segments do we include or exclude from our analysis? Thinking about them can definitely help us improve the quality of our analysis. Continue reading Sampling Unit, Coding Unit, Context Unit? Analytical Units in QDA
Is (MAX)QDA actually a method?
No, it’s not. Granted, QDA-software is far from methodologically neutral and strongly influences the way we design our research. However, it is not a method in itself and we always need some external “building plan”(a method) to guide us. Continue reading Is (MAX)QDA actually a method?