Analysis of Qualitative Data

This live online course (over three days) is designed to equip participants with a clear understanding of the principles of high quality data analysis. (NatCen trainers) * Price:  £330 for SRA members, £440 for non-members. It runs over three consecutive part-days and uses Zoom software *

Introduction/Overview

This three day course is designed to equip participants with a clear understanding of the principles and practice of high quality, rigorous qualitative data analysis. The course primarily focuses on ‘Framework’, an approach to qualitative data management developed at NatCen, and how this approach can be used to conduct descriptive and explanatory qualitative data analysis. The course will be delivered through a mixture of taught sessions and practical exercises.

Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

• be able to recognise different approaches to qualitative data analysis (QDA)
• be able to describe key stages in the analytical process in qualitative research
• be able to describe and use the ‘Framework’ approach to data management
• have gained experience of interpreting qualitative data from analytical charts
• be able to describe the factors which can affect the generalisability of qualitative data
• be able to evaluate the quality of qualitative analysis presented to them

Topics

The key stages and objectives of the analytical process in qualitative research

• Overview of the range of approaches to QDA
• The qualitative analytical hierarchy
• Tools for qualitative data management
• Using Framework for data management
• Developing the conceptual framework for analysis
• Descriptive analysis for qualitative data
• Introducing typologies in qualitative research
• The nature of linkage and explanations in qualitative data
• Searching for linkages and explanations
• Drawing wider inference from qualitative data

Who will benefit?

This course will be useful to you if you:

• are an experienced qualitative researcher who wants to learn new skills in qualitative data analysis or to broaden and refresh your existing skills
• are experienced in other aspects of qualitative research but are new to the analysis of qualitative data
• commission or manage qualitative research in central or local government, health or other applied policy sectors and need to understand the qualitative data analysis process