Using Software in Qualitative Research by christina silver ann lewins

Author:christina silver, ann lewins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

Similarly, Sibert and Shelly (1995: 115) distinguish between conceptual and mechanical tasks involved in conducting analysis, illustrating that inductive and deductive processes are inherent in both:

Conceptual tasks are those tasks by which the researcher generates the products of the analysis process. Through reading, questioning, categorizing, inferring by induction and generalizing, the researcher generates coding categories, relationships, generalisations and perhaps theories. These products are generated for the purpose of conceptualizing constructs in the data at higher levels of abstraction.

Mechanical tasks are those tasks by which the researcher manipulates the products of the analysis process. The researcher stores, organizes and retrieves data by using coding categories. The researcher deduces (that is, makes deductive inferences about) the validity of relationships, generalizations or theories by re-examining the data. These products are manipulated for the purpose of organizing and reorganizing the data which is the basis, the grounding, of the conceptual tasks.

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