Dear Charles, > I am currently a Ph.D. learner at Capella University. I am planning to > embark on a qualitative research studies. I am wonderring if you can > recommend a particular qualitative research software that would be suitable > for my data analysis. Please provide a price range and the appropriate > address where the software could be ordered. Toll free telephone number > relative to the software manufacturer would be helpful too. There are few dozen programs available, see the overview on my webpage at http://www.intext.de/TEXTANAE.HTM and find more information and links to the software vendors. BTW: there is no best package for QDA, try the test versions that are available for download, and read the Weitzman/Miles book for more information on the programs. Good luck Harald ============================ Dr. Harald Klein Social Science Consulting Brückengasse 12 07407 Rudolstadt Germany Tel/Fax: +49 3672 488494 www.textquest.de www.intext.de %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%