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From data panic to Moroccan panic: A qualitative analysis of large data collections using codes, code groups and networks in Atlas.ti
Large qualitative data collections can cause 'data panic' among qualitative researchers when reaching the stage of analysis. They often find it difficult to get a grip on such large data sets and to find a method of analysis that is both systematic and pragmatic and that can help them with this. In this article, I describe how I used a deductive and inductive method of analysis to get a grip on a large qualitative data collection (consisting of different formats) and how qualitative data analysis software facilitated this. This data reduction method consists of three stages: (1) deductive and inductive coding in Atlas.ti; (2) pattern coding in code groups and networks in Atlas.ti; and (3) reporting on the findings by transforming the networks into written text. This method is useful for researchers from all disciplines who want to analyze large qualitative data collections systematically, but at the same time do not want to drown in rigid methodological protocols that neutralize the creativity, reflexivity and flexibility of the researcher.

This study deals with the concept of synthetic data populations as input for traffic modeling purposes. The term 'synthetic' applies to a combination of data sets, often collected for other research purposes. Over the years, they have been growing in popularity in the field of transportation because they form an alternative to the extensive data collection process. A synthetic population for Belgium was developed containing socio-demographic variables of all inhabitants for the year 2001. These variables can be used to model transportation demand because socio-demographic characteristics influence travel behavior. There are 5 main components included in this model: birth and death processes, the forming of new couples, employment, drivers' license and income. From a demographic perspective, it's essential that migration is added to this equation. Three migration probabilities were calculated based on data of the Flemish Government: internal migration, immigration and emigration. A rand

A grounded theory is one that is inductively derived from the study of the phenomenon it represents. That is, it is discovered, developed, and provisionally verified through systematic data collection and analysis of data pertaining to the phenomenon. Therefore, data collection, analysis, and theory stand in reciprocal relationship with each other. One does not begin with a theory, then prove it. Rather, one begins with an area of study and what is relevant to that area is allowed to emerge.
Strauss & Corbin, 1990: 23

Sounding polyphonic stories, part II. The phase of listening in data collection
Sounding polyphonic stories, part II. The phase of listening in data collection
In the Netherlands, future staffing of elderly care will demand a big effort and a lot of creativity of health care organizations and the government. In this study an unconventional qualitative, narrative methodology is applied to throw a new light on the significance having a job and working in elderly care has for health care professionals and to use this as a source of inspiration for labor market policymakers. The methodology is rather unconventional because it doesn't only focuses on the lingual content of the stories, but also includes other significant aspects of storytelling (e.g., voice and sound). Therefore musical work forms (e.g., music listening and singing) are used additionally.In the first phase of data collection stories of care professionals about the intertwining of their lifeline and career have been collected. In the second, listening phase HR-professionals listened to the stories told by the care professionals and used them as a source of inspiration for HR policy innovation.In a former article the methodology of the storytelling phase has been described. This article treats the methodology of the listening phase in the data collection. Later on the analysis methods will be described.

Experiential knowledge of young people from a family home: Interviewing with photo cards as a method for data collection
This article describes the method of interviewing with photo cards, with the aim of making the experiential knowledge of young people from a family home operational. This article describes the reasons and experiences of a group of researchers with this way of interviewing. The article ends with the evaluation and the conclusion of this way of interviewing.

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Visuals in qualitative social science research

The visual is omnipresent in daily life. Though research is still mainly verbal by nature, visual studies and visual methods have become part of academic social research. This contribution intends to introduce visual methods to students and researchers who are not familiar with the possibilities. First, the reasons why researchers work with visuals are described. Next, following , ) we distinguish between visuals as data, as part of the data collection method and as output of research. Just like in any other research, autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice are the guiding principles when making choices during the research process.

Sounding polyphonic stories: what can be learned about the HR policy of elderly care organizations?
Sounding polyphonic stories: what can be learned about the HR policy of elderly care organizations?
In the Netherlands, future staffing of elderly care will demand a big effort and a lot of creativity of health care organizations and the government. In this study an unconventional qualitative, narrative methodology is applied to throw a new light on the significance having a job and working in elderly care has for health care professionals and to use this as a source of inspiration for labour market policy makers. The methodology is rather unconventional because it not only focuses on the lingual content of the stories, but also includes other significant aspects of storytelling (e.g., voice and sound). Therefore musical work forms (e.g., music listening and singing) are used additionally.In the first phase of data collection stories of care professionals about the intertwining of their lifeline and career have been collected. In the second phase HR professionals listened to the stories told by the care professionals and used them as a source of inspiration for HR policy innovation. This article treats the theoretical domains underlying this study and the methodology of the first stage of data collection, the storytelling phase. Later on the methodology of the listening phase and the analysis methods will be described.

Qualitative framing research as a means for enhancing persuasive powers in advertising and information for the general public
Qualitative framing research as a means for enhancing persuasive powers in advertising and information for the general public
Identifying and listing frames in the public domain often leads to qualitative research methods. The challenge for this qualitative inductive framing research is to picture reality as realistically as possible. A more varied range of data collection methods, specific interpretation schemes and reliability tests are effective instruments to achieve broader and more accurate results.

Changes in computer science, information gathering, and the possibilities of the internet continue to vastly influence the way social sciences and humanities are dealing with data collection and analysis. The next KWALON Conference on Qualitative Data Analysis Software aims to organize the reflection on the implications of the recent innovations and trends. Developers and users of software have been invited to reflect on the developments of the past years, and to take them as a starting point for a discussion of the requirements for the future versions of QDA tools. We aim for a fruitful debate between developers and users. Apart from practitioners, trainers, and other end users, participants will include representatives from (in alphabetical order): ATLAS.ti, Cassandre, Dedoose, Feldpartitur, F4 analyse, MAXQDA, NVivo, DiscoverText, QDA Miner and Quirkos.

The Post-It® procedure: a meaningful and manageable interview method
The interview is one of the most important data collection instruments that used in qualitative research methods. However, doing an interview and using the data correctly is less straightforward than it may seem. Too often, especially while doing interpretative-descriptive research, during the phase of analysis important questions surface with regard to the validity of the instrument and the gathered data. At that stage, such questions sometimes prove difficult to resolve. The Post-It interview method is an alternative way of interviewing that tackles these questions by giving more structure to the interview beforehand. In addition, it offers the opportunity to do the so-called 'member check' during the interview itself. This leads to an interview procedure that is at the same time more meaningful to interviewer and interviewee, and more feasible to carry out. This article describes the proposed procedure and discusses some preliminary experiences in using the method.

Dieser Materialienband enthält die niederländische Übersetzung des ifb-Zeitverwendungstagebuches (ifb-Materialien 3/2005). Die Übersetzung wurde erstellt von Ida van der Woude.

One of the most important problems in political science is party choice. Choice problems of a general nature have been studied by psychologists & market-researchers. Models from these fields are applied to political choice behavior. Research here was based on the principles of the 'attitude-model', which incorporates cognitive & affective aspects, integrated by means of combination rules. Focus is on identification of central attributes that characterize the 14 Dutch political parties in parliament. This was done by utilizing multidimensional scaling representations & by presenting a set of prespecified attributes to a group of individuals. The investigation pointed out 3 dimensions representing the 14 parties: the leftist-religious & government dimension, the nongovernment group, & a 3rd dimension, which could not be labeled. Discrepancies between these results & those of earlier research are due to differences in methods of data collection. The need for additional information is stressed. 3 Tables, 2 Figures. Modified HA.

Phenomenography: describing the world from a second order perspective
Phenomenography: describing the world from a second order perspective
In the 1970s a Swedish group of educational phenomena researchers developed a new methodology to access individuals' perceptions of various concepts in learning. This approach, phenomenography, focused on collecting sets of hierarchically related conceptions of a variety of concepts, so-called categories of description through empathic qualitative analysis of interviews or in our case written responses. The categories of description provide an access to the world as it is perceived by the researched, the second order perspective. Using research into learning and teaching conceptions (Van Rossum & Hamer, 2010), the characteristics of the methodology, the data collection through a phenomenographic interview or email conversation as well as the outcomes are illustrated. Two commonly used analysis approaches, the pool of meanings (Marton, 1986) as well as the whole of transcript approach (Bowden & Green, 2007), are discussed and multiple common measures of reliability and validity are presented. Finally the phenomenographic method is compared to phenomenology and grounded theory approach.

Sounding polyphonic stories. Part 3. Method of analysis
Sounding polyphonic stories. Part 3. Method of analysis
In this study an unconventional qualitative, narrative methodology is applied to shed a new light on the significance of having a job and working in elderly care for health care professionals and to use this as a source of inspiration for labor market policy makers.The methodology is rather unconventional because it doesn't focus only on the lingual content of the stories, but also includes other significant aspects of storytelling (e.g., voice and sound). Therefore musical work forms (e.g., music listening and singing) are used additionally.In the first phase of data collection stories of care professionals about the intertwining of their lifeline and career have been collected. In the second, listening phase HR professionals listened to the stories told by the care professionals and used them as a source of inspiration for HR policy innovation. The applied method of analysis connects analysis methods from both arts-based research and voice-centered research. In two previous articles the theoretical domains underlying this study and the methodology of both the story-telling and story-listening phase have been presented. This article treats the method of analysis.