Analytic Activities in Qualitative Data Analysis and how they are facilitated by CAQDAS-packages
Qualitative data analysis is a varied field with numerous paradigms, methodologies, techniques and tools so it can be overwhelming to...
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Blog Posts
Christina Silver
May 14, 20207 min read
The crux of literature reviewing: structuring critical appraisals and using CAQDAS-packages
develop and analyse critical appraisals of literature thoughtfully and systematically
Christina Silver
Jul 11, 201911 min read
Pull up your socks CAQDAS developers - we need finer tools for visual analysis
I focused on the digital tools. These are not the only options available, but they were specifically developed to support the analysis.
Christina Silver
Mar 18, 20195 min read
Big moment for CAQDAS: QDA-XML exchange
It's finally here - the ability to exchange analysed qualitative data between CAQDAS packages! Since September 2016 the developers of...
Christina Silver
Mar 15, 20197 min read
An ode to Kandy Woodfield’s CAQDAS contributions
I was shocked and deeply saddened to see a tweet from Kandy Woodfield’s account announcing her passing. As Rob stated, she was a very...
Christina Silver
Oct 31, 20187 min read
Mindsets matter: think about how you think about CAQDAS programs
On 17th October 2018 I had the privilege of opening the Digital Tools day at the World Conference on Qualitative Research (#WCQR2018) in...
Christina Silver
May 25, 20185 min read
Can tactics inform strategies?
Analytic strategies come before software tactics: that’s the Five-Level QDA approach. But there are times when software tactics can...
Christina Silver
Mar 22, 20184 min read
A CAQDAS horror story: when tactics drive strategies
A key principle of the Five-Level QDA(R) method is that analytic strategies drive software tactics. This ensures that software use is...
Christina Silver
Jan 6, 20184 min read
Methods matter - illustrating quality in qualitative analysis and the role of CAQDAS
Professor Debra Jackson’s post about the Journal of Child & Family Studies’ intention to from now on only review and publish quantitative...
Christina Silver
May 13, 20176 min read
No 'basic' or 'advanced' CAQDAS features
This blog post is a response to Steve Wright’s reaction to this comment I made on Twitter on April 27th 2017: “There are no basic or...
Christina Silver
Jan 7, 20174 min read
Don't blame the tools: researchers de-contextualise data, not CAQDAS
In an earlier post on CAQDAS critics and advocates I promised to provide evidence for my position that CAQDAS packages are not...
Christina Silver
Jul 20, 20166 min read
CAQDAS at a Crossroads: Controversies, Challenges, Choices
Last week I gave the keynote at the 1st International Symposium on Qualitative Research and the 5th Ibero-American Congress on...
Christina Silver
Jun 30, 20166 min read
Breaking down the boundaries between CAQDAS advocates and critics
I was searching through tweets using the #CAQDAS hashtag the other day and came across one that sent me reeling. And not in a good way....
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