Analysis of Qualitative Data

This live online course shows how to develop a clear understanding of qualitative research, its key features and the different methods that are commonly used. (NatCen trainers, Foundation Level) * Price: £165 for SRA members, £220 for non-members. It runs over two mornings and uses Zoom software *
This course is designed to equip participants with a clear understanding of qualitative research, in terms of what its key features are and the different methods that are commonly used within it. It is also intended to give you an appreciation of what qualitative research can be used for and how its findings can be understood and presented to a wider audience.
The course will be delivered through a mixture of taught sessions and practical exercises.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
We hope this course will be useful to you if you:
Mehul Kotecha joined NatCen as a Senior Researcher in March 2008. He has led on a number of qualitative studies including evaluations of back to work programmes (e.g. process evaluation of the Support for the Very Long-Term Unemployed Trailblazer programme), research into financial and material circumstances in old age (e.g. exploring the relationship between material deprivation and pensioner poverty and a study which explored older people's attitudes towards the principle of automatic awards of Pension Credit), and research into education and skills (e.g. a study exploring motivations and barriers to part-time post-16 education).
Mehul has worked with a diverse range of respondents and has experience of a range of qualitative methods - including in-depth interviews and focus groups. Prior to this, Mehul was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, based at London South Bank University - where he also received his doctorate in Sociology.
Sarah is a mixed-methods Senior Researcher in the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)’s Crime and Justice team. She has extensive experience of complex and sensitive research with a broad range of participant groups, including victims and survivors of crime, and service users in prison, probation, and community settings.
She is a member of NatCen’s Research Ethics Committee; she also delivers training in qualitative methods to NatCen staff and external organisations. Sarah holds an MSc in Social Research Methods from the University of Surrey, where her dissertation explored women’s experiences of homelessness and support services.
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