Hello, Karen,
You might want to consider Qualrus (www.qualrus.com). The student price for
the full program is only $199 US. You can purchase and download it at the
web site in a matter of minutes. It includes several detailed example
projects to get you going including examples of Howie Becker's classic
studies, Making the Grade, and Becoming a Marijuana User. There Howie
explains how they did the research manually and how he would do it more
effectively and efficiently now with Qualrus. It also includes an example
of coding open-ended survey questions in a study very much like your own.
That example shows how to take advantage of the intelligent strategies
Qualrus offers to automatically code responses then use the qualitative
tools within Qualrus to quickly check that coding and make refinements. If
you have questions, we'd be happy to answer them at our toll-free number
1-800-537-4866. We can also put you in touch with researchers on campus at
UNLV already using Qualrus.
Best regards,
Edward Brent, Ph.D.
President, Idea Works, Inc.
100 West Briarwood
Columbia, Missouri 65203 USA
(573) 445-4554
(573) 446-2199 (fax)
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From: "Karen Kampfer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: Doctoral Dissertation and Qualitative Software
> Hello! I am currently completing my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and have
> a substantial amount of qualitative data (approx. 200 questionnaires),
> mostly from sentence completion and 1 or 2 word responses, although some
> individuals have chosen to elaborate more fully on their questionnaires.
>
> Looking for a reliable, valid & "student affordable" computerized program
> to analyze data.
>
> Any suggestions would be very appreciated. Thank you!
>
> Karen Kampfer
> Las Vegas, NV, USA
>
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