Resources for qualitative data analysis
This page provides information about and links for Pat
Bazeley’s books and articles on qualitative data
analysis.
Books on qualitative data analysis
Qualitative data analysis: Practical strategies (2nd
ed., Sage, 2021)
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This
comprehensive introduction to analysing qualitative data provides a clear,
accessible and practical guide to each stage of the process, including: - Designing and managing
qualitative data in preparation for analysis - Working with observational,
text, and visual data through interpretive, comparative, pattern, and
relational analyses - Developing clear concepts,
explanatory theory, and coherent conclusions, based on qualitative data. The book pairs theoretical discussion with
practical advice using a host of examples from real world projects across the
social sciences. It describes data analysis strategies in actionable steps
using both manual methods and methods supported by a range of software tools. |
Contents
Part
I: Laying the foundations for analysis
1:
Thinking and working qualitatively
2:
Foundations for thinking and working qualitatively
3: Design
that supports analysis
4: Managing
and preparing data for analysis
Part
II: Fundamentals of analysis: working with data
5: Read,
reflect, and connect: initial explorations of data
6: Coding
as an analytic strategy
7: Tools
to manage the coding process
8: Codes,
themes, and descriptive writing
9: Working
with cases to build understanding and explanation
10:
Learning from stories, accounts, and conversations
11:
Analysing visual data
12:
Comparative analyses using coded data
Part
III: Extending analysis beyond codes and themes
13:
Exploring, seeing, and investigating connections in data
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Elaborating concepts, developing theory
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Realising coherent understanding
16:
Defending and extending: issues of quality and significance
For more information about this book, reviews, and an extensive preview, please visit: www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book256532
Qualitative data analysis with NVivo (Sage, 2025)
Fourth edition
co-authored with Jenine Beekhuysen
This fourth
edition seamlessly interweaves methodology and methods with practice when using
NVivo on both Mac and PC, this book first
covers the basics of coding in NVivo before helping you extend your knowledge
and confidence using the software. Each chapter helps you develop your skill in
using NVivo to support effective qualitative analysis. The book also:
- Helps
you understand why and when to use NVivo tools and how to combine them
creatively;
- Includes
a new chapter on visualising and reporting on your data using NVivo;
- Provides
practical support for using NVivo 14, including fully updated screenshots,
click-by-click instructions, screencast videos, and datasets for you to
try what you’ve learned.
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Chapters 1. Where to begin? 2. Navigating NVivo 3. Teamwork 4. Literature and interview text files 5. Working with pictures, audio, and video 6. Working with demographics, surveys, and social media
files 7. Coding foundations 8. Cases, classifications, and comparisons 9. Coding beyond basics 10. Querying data 11. Visualisations and reporting on patterns in your data |
For
more information about this book, reviews, and a preview, please visit: www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book284044
Papers/chapters
– qualitative methods
Bazeley, P.
(2009) Analysing qualitative data: More than ‘identifying themes.’ Based on a
paper presented at Qualitative Research
Convention, Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia, Selangor, 3-5th
September, 2007. Published in the Malaysian
Journal of Qualitative Research, 2, 6-22. Download
Bazeley, P. (2018). Using qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) to assist data analyses, in P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Handbook of research methods in health social sciences. Singapore: Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-2779-6_108-1 submitted version
Bazeley, P.
(2022). Designing for
multimodal data and mixed methods within a qualitative framework (pp. 604–617).
In U. Flick (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of qualitative research design.
London, Sage. submitted version