Call for Papers: Using Technology in the Qualitative Research Process
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FQS - Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
Editors:
Graham Gibbs, Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of
Huddersfield, UK
Susanne Friese, Department of Marketing, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Wilma Mangabeira, School of Social Science, University of Middlesex, UK
The first programs to aid the process of qualitative data analysis were
developed in the mid 1980s (The Ethnograph) and early 1990s (Nud*ist,
ATLAS.ti, Max, Intext). We now not only have a wide variety of software to
choose from, but the features available to researchers have become more and
more sophisticated. Nowadays technology also offers new possibilities for
data collection, storage and presentation. Online data collection, for
example, is now a reality. These advances not only provide opportunities but
also pose challenges and create limitations for the researcher. Ethical and
quality issues, for example, need be revisited and discussed in light of
these developments.
The aim of this issue is to present a state of the art picture of what
technology has brought to the qualitative research process and to the
qualitative researcher, and to engage in a critical discussion of the
opportunities and limitations. Papers might cover any of the following
topics (but other, relevant papers will also be considered).
· Computer assisted qualitative data analysis:
o experiences with standard packages like NVivo, Nudist, ATLAS.ti, WinMax,
The Ethnograph, CISAID, HyperResearch, etc.
o experiences with database, concordance, content analysis software like
Textquest and others
o experiences with word processor approaches or other non-specialised
software for qualitative data analysis
· Comparative reviews of computer assisted qualitative data analysis
software
· Computer assisted qualitative data collection and use of other
information technologies
· Use of the Internet for data sources, interviews, etc.
· Video, audio and digital video/audio technology in data collection and
analysis
· Ethical issues of technology use (hidden cameras etc.)
· New forms of analysis, writing and presentation made possible by
technology (hypermedia, CD-ROM/DVD, digital video presentation etc.)
· Role of technology in debates about reliability, validity and other
quality issues
· Team working with technology, e.g. reflection on how the use of technology
affects the research process and how and to what extent it influences
discussions between team members (both positively and negatively)
· The degree to which technology has opened up new forms of qualitative
research
If your research is in one of the above mentioned areas, we would like to
invite you to email an abstract of about 300 words to one of the editors by
September 23rd, 2001. The abstracts can be written in English, Spanish or
German. If you submit an abstract in Spanish or German, we would, however,
appreciate it if you also submitted an English version of the abstract. You
will be notified by October 22ed, 2001, whether your abstract/paper is
appropriate for the issue, and we will then invite you to submit the full
length paper. Full papers may be in English, Spanish or German. The full
paper is due by January 8th, 2002.
Please email your abstract to one of the editors listed below:
Graham Gibbs: [log in to unmask] (English)
Susanne Friese: [log in to unmask] (German, English)
Wilma Mangabeira: [log in to unmask] (Spanish, English)
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