DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSISOVERVIEW

Dr Cath Sullivan and Dr Stephen Gibson

DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS: GENERAL ISSUES Coherence with research questions Previous training Time Resources

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DATA COLLECTION Needs to be appropriate for the method of analysis

that is planned Guide students to thinking about what they want to

know and what kind of data can help Possible approaches include

Interviews Diary methods Naturalistic data (‘real’ or virtual)

Key practical issues include: Recording data Transcription and preparation for analysis Storage and data protection

Supervising Qualitative Projects in Psychology, University of Huddersfield, 26 June 2012

DATA ANALYSIS Planning for analysis depends on type of data collected (so

must be planned together) Needs careful consideration about how the analysis method

will really address the research question There are several common approaches that our students may

consider: Thematic analysis Interpretative phenomenological analysis Grounded theory Discursive techniques

Helping students do good analysis: Get them to take a standpoint Encouraging rigour and good record keeping Promoting interpretation – analysis vs. description

Supervising Qualitative Projects in Psychology, University of Huddersfield, 26 June 2012

Supervising Qualitative Projects in Psychology, University of Huddersfield, 26 June 2012

Supervising Qualitative Projects in Psychology, University of Huddersfield, 26 June 2012

The methodological kite

Decisions, decisions...

Supervising Qualitative Projects in Psychology, University of Huddersfield, 26 June 2012