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Article: Reflecting on the strategic use of CAQDAS to manage and report on the qualitative research process.(Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software)(Report)
- Article from:
- The Qualitative Report
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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As an increasing number of researchers have been trained to use programs such as Atlas/ti, NUD*IST, Nvivo, and ETHNOGRAPH their value in analyzing qualitative data has gained greater recognition. Drawing on the experience of two PhD candidates at the University of Tasmania, this paper reflects upon some potential uses of a suite of computer software programs to make the research and analysis process more logical and transparent. In addition, this paper argues for the introduction of a Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Protocol to give readers of the research report a better understanding of the analysis process undertaken by the researcher.
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