Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis

Udo Kelle is a Senior Researcher at the Special Research Centre 186 of the German National Research Council at the University of Bremen.CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE WESTERN HEMISPHEREKelle: Computer-Aided Qualitative ResearchLuis Araujo University of LancasterIan Dey University of EdinburghThomas Eckert WZB BerlinRaymond M Lee Royal Holloway and Bedford College University of LondonNigel G Fielding University of SurreyGunter Huber Tubingen UniversityUdo Kuckartz Free University BerlinHeather Laurie University of EssexMarkku Lonkila University of HelsinkiRainer Mathes WZB BerlinLyn Richards La Trobe University Bundoora BundooraTom Richards La Trobe University BundooraEdeltraub Roller WZB Berlin

`It is fair to state that the authors have succeeded in providing a stimulating and at times challenging treatment of the issues associated with working with textual data. This text will be of particular value to those seeking to understand the latest developments in computer analysis of textual data and the associated possibilities. It is particularly timely as the business related disciplines (management, strategic management and marketing, and consumer behaviour) appear to be showing a degree of disillusionment with quantitative methods and turning their thoughts towards the richer possibilities of qualitative research.... Each section is preceded by an excellent introductory chapter. Indeed, it is a major positive feature of the text that these introductory chapters not only provide the usual overview or summary of the material that is to follow, but also present a creative and valuable exposition of the content in their own right.... An interesting discussion of the functions of coding is provided and there is an extended case study of a user′s software experience.... an excellent text which should be read by all management researchers and may be suitable as a text for PhD and other advanced research courses′ - Management Learning`It is not expensive for 210 pages packed with detail, and with contributors widely distributed thanks to e-mail; although US and Europe predominate′ - Changes`What Kelle and collaborators Prein and Bird have provided is a highly unique and stimulating contribution to this topic. Investigators using qualitative methods and pondering the use, implications and potential of computers for analytic purposes should find this text to be a provocative addition to the literature′ - Computers in Nursing

• Introduction - Udo KelleAn Overview of Computer-Aided Methods in Qualitative ResearchPART ONE: GENERAL METHODOLOGICAL ISSUESComputer Use in Qualitative Research and Issues of Validity - Udo Kelle and Heather LaurieUser Experiences of Qualitative Data Analysis Software - Raymond M Lee and Nigel G FieldingGrounded Theory as an Emerging Paradigm for Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis - Marrku LonkilaDifferent Functions of Coding in the Analysis of Textual Data - John Seidel and Udo KellePART TWO: COMPUTERS AND QUALITATIVE THEORY BUILDINGIntroduction: Using Linkages and Networks for Theory Building - Gerald Prein and Udo Kelle in discussion with Lyn Richards and Tom RichardsReducing Fragmentation in Qualitative Research - Ian DeyUsing Hierarchical Categories in Qualitative Data Analysis - Tom Richards and Lyn RichardsDesigning and Refining Hierarchical Coding Frames - Luis AraujoPART THREE: COMPUTERS AND QUALITATIVE HYPOTHESIS EXAMINATIONIntroduction - Udo Kelle in discussion with Ernest Sibert, Anne Shelly, Sharlene Hesse-Biber and G[um]unter L HuberHypothesis Examination in Qualitative ResearchUsing Logic Programming for Hypothesis Generation and Refinement - Ernest Sibert and Anne ShellyHypothesis Testing in Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis - Sharlene Hesse-Biber and Paul DupuisQualitative Hypothesis Examination and Theory Building - G[um]unter L HuberPART FOUR: COMPUTERS AND TRIANGULATIONIntroduction - Gerald Prein and Udo Kuckartz in discussion with Edeltraud Roller, Charles C Ragin and Udo KelleBetween Quality and QuantityCase-Oriented Quantification - Udo KuckartzHermeneutic-Classificatory Content Analysis - Edeltraud Roller, Rainer Mathes and Thomas EckertUsing Qualitative Comparative Analysis to Study Configurations - Charles C RaginAn Overview of Software - Gerald Prein, Udo Kelle and Katherine Bird