Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Qualitative researchers argue that if you want to understand peoples motivations, their reasons, their actions, and the context for their beliefs and actions in an in-depth way, qualitative research is best (Michael D. Myers, 2009).
What is Atlas.ti?
Atlas.ti is a computer program used mostly, but not exclusively, in qualitative research or qualitative data analysis. The purpose of ATLAS.ti is to help researchers uncover and systematically analyze complex phenomena hidden in unstructured data (text, multimedia, geospatial). The program provides tools that let the user locate, code, and annotate findings in primary data material, to weigh and evaluate their importance, and to visualize the often complex relations between them. ATLAS.ti consolidates large volumes of documents and keeps track of all notes, annotations, codes and memos in all fields that require close study and analysis of primary material consisting of text, images, audio, video, and geo data. Download the latest version of software through: http://payambarpour.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/what-is-atlas-ti-7-andhow-to-reach-it/
Central Concept
Hermeneutic Unit (HU)
A database containing all data, quotes, codes, output, and so on that is associated with a research project.
PDs
Networks
Quotes
HU
Families Codes
Memos
Central Concept
Primary Document (PD)
A data file that can be assigned to a HU.
Surveys
Interview
PDs
Archival research Focus groups
Observation
Starting a project
The first time you run the software, you will be promoted with a welcome HU by Atlas.ti Next time you run Atlas.ti, you will be promoted with the last saved HU Create a new folder for a project (anywhere on your computer) Move the original documents (they will be PDs) into the same folder Create an HU file in the same folder Save
External Framework
Generalization
DATA DATA
Deductive
Inductive
You are not forced into a deductive or an inductive approach. Commonly people combine both approaches.
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right click on text -> Coding -> Select Code from list
Quotation manager
Network Views
A smart way to visualize your analysis. Connect codes to codes and quotations to quotation through meaning and sometimes P-Docs. Represent hypotheses & findings.
There are 2 types of network links: 1) Weak-Link: linkages between elements created through the normal analytical process. 2) Strong Link: Graphic representation of a semantic type linking codes to codes (quotations to quotations) through specific meaning- researchers understanding of the problem.
The End
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