This book helps you prepare and successfully finish your qualitative dataanalysis. It sets out an easy to grasp model the spiral of analysis thatshows how to br... » 

This book helps you prepare and successfully finish your qualitative dataanalysis. It sets out an easy to grasp model the spiral of analysis thatshows how to break up the data with coding and how to subsequently integratethe data to yield a meaningful picture of the phenomenon under study. It offersuseful devices to guide the reader through the last difficultintegrating phase of qualitative analysis including diagramming memoingthinking aloud and using ones feelings. The book incorporates the support ofsoftware for qualitative data analysis. The analysis is placed in the contextof modern quality criteria and the demands posed on the reporting. The bookcannot take the place of the process of thinking about the data but it doesprovide thinking aids and practical tools to process the data which can resultin interesting findings.The book is written on an introductory level and is aimed at third yearundergraduate students master students postgraduates and anybody beginning aresearch project. The examples cover a wide range of subjects that make thebook attractive for several social science disciplines.It strives to help researchers start and finish the analysis and to inspireand enthuse them with their projects. «