Bringing method to the madness: An example of integrating social science qualitative research methods into NVivo data analysis software training

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https://doi.org/10.29173/iq956

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qualitative research, qualitative data analysis, theorizing, NVivo qualitative data analysis software, data services workshops, data services support and training

Abstract

It is not uncommon for researchers who wish to delve into qualitative data analysis to be lacking in qualitative methods training. Data professionals who support these aspiring qualitative researchers are well positioned to recognize and develop resources, training, and services to address this methods gap. This article describes a specific training session aimed at bridging this gap: a collaboration between a sociology professor and the author that integrates a qualitative methodological framework with specific features of NVivo qualitative data analysis software that complement and facilitate research guided by that framework. This article (1) outlines how this collaboration came to be; (2) describes the roles that the sociology professor and the author play in the collaboration, including specific examples from the training session; and (3) offers a reflection on the experience, including successes and growth possibilities going forward.

Author Biography

Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, Georgia State University

Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh is the Team Leader for Research Data Services and an Associate Professor and Librarian for Sociology and Data Services at the Georgia State University Library. She hails from the Hoosier state (Indiana), where she earned her B.S. in Human Development/Family Studies and her Masters of Library Science (M.L.S.) from Indiana University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University. Her professional background has been quite varied, including working as an academic librarian in a small, liberal-arts college and university settings, as a public librarian, and here and there as an adjunct professor in library science and sociology and gender studies.

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2019-06-21

How to Cite

Swygart-Hobaugh, M. (2019). Bringing method to the madness: An example of integrating social science qualitative research methods into NVivo data analysis software training. IASSIST Quarterly, 43(2), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.29173/iq956

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Vol. 43 No. 2 (2019): IASSIST Quarterly Special Issue - Qualitative Research Support

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