Types of Data Analysis in Qualitative Research

Question 1

Types of Data Analysis in Qualitative Research

Answer 1

• Conservational Analysis
• Discourse Analysis
• Narrative Analysis
• Grounded Theory
• Thematic Analysis

Question 2

Types of Data Analysis in Qualitative Research

Conservational Analysis

Answer 2

• search to understand the basis structures of social interaction and social order through the detailed study of everyday talk
• conversation is socially constructed - includes established rules and behaviours that could be analyzed
• conversations are established within the context and it is necessary to understands the context too
• also looks at the structures of conversations, including pauses, emotions, etc

Question 3

Discourse Analysis

Answer 3

• examines text to explore how meaning, knowledge and power are created and recreated in everyday experiences
• a critical approach for taking for granted knowledge
• searches for thematic patterns and seeks to improve understanding of how language works in its social and cultural contexts

Question 4

Narrative Analysis

Answer 4

• strategies for analyzing text that focus how people use stories to make sense of themselves, their experiences and the world
• three dimension approach
  1) interaction
  2) continuity
  3) situations