Christina, Try the following sources... Kvale, S., & Brinkman, S. (2008). Interviews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research (2nd Edition ed.). London: Sage. Walford, G. (2001). Doing Qualitative Educational Research: A Personal Guide to the Research Process. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. Might be stuff in there that argues against transcription. Peter Dr Peter Gates Social Justice in Education Centre for Research in Schools and Communities School of Education University of Nottingham -----Original Message----- From: qual-software [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christina Silver Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:27 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: analysing video without using a transcript hi there I am looking for articles which discuss the analysis of audio or video directly - i.e. without the use of any form of written transcription. I have been told that this is common practice in educational research looking at classroom interactions but I have been unable to find any articles about this. Any pointers gratefully received cheers Christina Dr Christina Silver CAQDAS Networking Project Director Qualitative Innovations in CAQDAS http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.