Mark,
I found the following article and book helpful:
-Christine Barry (1998) Choosing Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Atlas.ti and
Nudist compared. Sociological Research Online, vol3, no. 3
http://www.socresonline.org.uk/socresonline/3/3/4.html
-Melina Alexa and Cornelia Zuell (1999) A Review of Software for Text Analysis,
ZUMA Nachrichten Spezial Band 5 http://www.zuma-mannheim.de/
Koko Barenbrug
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> Hello! As I have just subscribed to this list I would like to take a moment
> to introduce myself and my interest in this list.
>
> My name is Mark Morrison and I am the Evaluation and Research Coordinator of
> a County Mental Health system in Central California (Stanislaus County). I
> have a Master of Social Work Degree and have been in my current position just
> under a year. Prior to that I was a case manager, then clinician in our
> Children's System of Care.
>
> As my background is mostly in clinical work, my formal training in research
> and evaluation is not extensive (to say the least). I have always been
> interested the the field, but don't have nearly the training I wish I did. I
> am very new to the area of Qualitative Analysis, and am having to kind of
> learn as I go.
>
> Our county has just been given a large demonstration grant in the area of
> working with Mentally Ill Offenders (MIO). It is a collaborative project
> between law enforcement, corrections and mental health. The goal of the
> project is to reduce the amount of jail time for individuals who's primary
> difficulty is in the area of mental illness. A good piece of the grant
> revolves around documenting and evaulating the processes involved in setting
> up the project.
>
> So...I am looking at software packages that will facilitate a qualitative
> analysis of the project processes through documentation such as meeting
> minutes, memos, etc.. I came across the NUD*IST 4.0 package, and through
> that this list. As this is long enough, I have a few questions and will
> send this off.
>
> 1. Am I in the right place? Does what I am doing sound appropriate for this
> group?
>
> 2. If so, does anyone have suggestions or comments (or further questions)
> about software packages that would do what we are looking to do? (We are
> looking at NUD*IST but have not purchased anything yet).
>
> 3. Does anyone have any favorite basic references to Qualitative Analysis in
> general, or the use of computers in QA? As I said, I am new to this and
> would like all the background I can get.
>
> 4. Anything else? Any other suggestions, questions, observations? Things to
> be sure and do, or not do on this list? I am generally pretty timid, but
> decided this time instead of lurking for months, I would jump in and see who
> is out there.
>
> Thank you for your time in looking at this. Please feel free to reply either
> to the list or me individually.
>
> Mark Morrison
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