Qualitative Data Analysis

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Qualitative data Analysis Authors Anne Lacey Donna Luff The NIHR Research Design Service for Yorkshire & the Humber The NIHR RDS for the East Midlands / Yorkshire & the Humber 2009 Qualitative data Analysis 2 This Resource Pack is one of a series produced by The NIHR RDS for the East Midlands / The NIHR RDS for Yorkshire and the Humber. This series has been funded by The NIHR RDS EM / YH. This Resource Pack may be freely photocopied and distributed for the benefit of researchers. However it is the copyright of The NIHR RDS EM / YH and the authors and as such, no part of the content may be altered without the prior permission in writing, of the Copyright owner. Reference as: Lacey A. and Luff D. Qualitative Research Analysis . The NIHR RDS for the East Midlands / Yorkshire & the Humber, 2007. Anne Lacey The NIHR RDS for the East Midlands / Yorkshire & the Humber Informatics Collaboratory for the Social Sciences (ICOSS) The University of Sheffield 219 Portobello Sheffield S1 4DP Donna Luff Harvard Paediatric Health Services Research Program Children s Hospital Boston USA Last updated: 2009 The NIHR RDS for the East Midlands Division of Primary Care, 14th Floor, Tower building University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Tel: 0115 823 0500 Leicester: Nottingham: The NIHR RDS for Yorkshire & the Humber ScHARR

disappear under a sea of interview transcripts or field notes, with little in the way of guidance as to how to proceed. Confusion and de-motivation is the usual result! If you are not already familiar with the basics of qualitative research, we suggest you first read the The NIHR RDS EM / YH Resource Pack in this series entitled

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