Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 385-403Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2015.1023964
Keywords
qualitative research; reflexivity; computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software; CAQDAS; NVivo (TM); ATLAS.ti (TM); HyperRESEARCH (TM); MAXqda (TM); Transana (TM); QDA Miner (TM)
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- Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, at the University of Tasmania
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Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) programs are established tools for qualitative research. Making informed decisions when using them requires researchers to understand how they affect research practices and outcomes. In this article we consider the impact of CAQDAS on researcher reflexivity. Reviewing three decades of literature, we identify specific 'reflexive moments' experienced by CAQDAS users, the contexts in which they occur, the issues they raise, and the reflexive awareness they generate. The ways in which CAQDAS can enhance or undermine researcher reflexivity are also reported. By doing so, we aim to help researchers and especially research students (and their supervisors) understand the relationship between CAQDAS and reflexivity and the reflexive moments they may encounter when using such software.
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