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Figures | |
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About the authors | |
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Preface to the second edition | |
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Chapter outline | |
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Acknowledgements | |
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Perspectives: Qualitative computing and NVivo | |
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Qualitative research purposes and NVivo | |
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The evolution of qualitative data analysis software | |
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Issues raised by using software for qualitative data analysis | |
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Exploring an NVivo project | |
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Overview: what's in an NVivo project? | |
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Starting out, with a view ahead | |
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Exploring the research terrain | |
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Explore the terrain with software | |
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Looking ahead: connecting a web of data | |
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Looking ahead: keeping track of emerging ideas | |
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Memos, annotations or links: which should it be? | |
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Saving and backing up your project | |
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Designing an NVivo database | |
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Qualitative data for your project | |
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Thinking cases | |
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Preparing data sources | |
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Storing qualitative data in NVivo | |
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Managing data sources in NVivo | |
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Questions to help you work through these early phases | |
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Coding basics | |
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Goals for early work with data | |
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Building knowledge of the data through coding | |
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Storing coding in nodes | |
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Identifying and naming codes | |
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Further coding in NVivo | |
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Practical issues in coding | |
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Moving on | |
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Going on with coding | |
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Creating a structured coding system | |
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Organizing and coding with nodes in trees in NVivo | |
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Automating routine coding | |
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Automating coding with word frequency and text search queries | |
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Closeness and distance with coded data | |
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Moving on | |
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Cases, classifications, and comparisons | |
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Understanding case types and case nodes | |
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Making case nodes | |
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Understanding attributes, values, and classifications | |
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Creating classifications, attributes, and values | |
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Using attributes for comparison | |
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Using sets to manage data | |
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Overview | |
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Working with multimedia sources | |
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The promises and perils of non-text data | |
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Using images in your research | |
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Working with audio and video sources | |
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Accessing and using web-based data | |
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Exporting images, audio, and video | |
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Adding reference material to your NVivo project | |
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Using reference material in your project | |
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Importing, coding, and viewing pdf sources | |
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Importing reference material from bibliographic software | |
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Capturing web pages with NCapture | |
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Datasets and mixed methods | |
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Combining data types in research | |
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What does a dataset look like? | |
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Managing data in a dataset | |
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Coding dataset text | |
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Importing and analysing a social media dataset | |
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Analysing datasets and other mixed data types | |
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Tools and strategies for visualizing data | |
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Why visualize? | |
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Case analysis using models | |
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Grouping and conceptualizing | |
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Comparative analysis with charts and graphs | |
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Explore relationships via the modeller | |
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Build a visual narrative | |
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Mapping connections - building theory | |
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Exploratory visualization using cluster analysis | |
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Exporting models and visualizations | |
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Concluding comments | |
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Using coding and queries to further analysis | |
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The analytic journey | |
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Queries in NVivo | |
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Common features in queries | |
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Seven queries | |
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Using coding and queries to further analysis | |
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Creating and customizing reports | |
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Teamwork with NVivo | |
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Getting ready for teamwork | |
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Options for storing and accessing a team project | |
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Getting started as a team with NVivo | |
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Using NVivo's tools to facilitate team communication | |
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Coding as a team | |
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Combining databases | |
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Comparing coding by different researchers | |
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Moving on - further resources | |
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References | |
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Index | |