Using Software in Qualitative Research

Options for enacting qualitative analysis are rapidly evolving. This book paves a way through the developments and disruptions, helping you make informed decisions about software in your research and harness the tools you choose with confidence.

From a leading expert in critical engagement with AI, this third edition has been fully revised to reflect recent methodological and technological trends. The book:

• Emphasises ensuring that analytic activities drive software use, putting good methodological decision-making first.
• Explores the capabilities of large language models and generative AI for qualitative analysis, and the challenges and controversies they spark.
• Expands discussion of the research processes surrounding analysis, with new chapters on understanding qualitative method(ologies) and presenting findings.

Empowering ambitious, creative and rigorous use of qualitative data analysis tools, this book is perfect for postgraduate students and researchers conducting a qualitative project.