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Winters, Charlene A.; Cudney, Shirley; Sullivan, Therese – Qualitative Report, 2010
A major task involved in the management, analysis, and integration of qualitative data is the development of a coding schema to facilitate the analytic process. Described in this paper is the evolution of a coding schema that was used in the analysis of qualitative data generated from online forums of middle-aged women with chronic conditions who…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Information Management, Difficulty Level
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Beers, Pieter J.; Boshuizen, Henny P. A.; Kirschner, Paul A.; Gijselaers, Wim H. – Learning and Instruction, 2007
CSCL research has given rise to a plethora of analysis methods, all with specific analysis goals, units of analysis, and for specific types of data (chat, threaded discussions, etc.). This article describes some challenges of CSCL-analysis. The development of an analysis method for negotiation processes in multidisciplinary teams serves as an…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Research Methodology, Data Analysis
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Garrison, D. R.; Cleveland-Innes, M.; Koole, Marguerite; Kappelman, James – Internet and Higher Education, 2006
Transcript analysis is an important methodology to study asynchronous online educational discourse. The purpose of this study is to revisit reliability and validity issues associated with transcript analysis. The goal is to provide researchers with guidance in coding transcripts. For validity reasons, it is suggested that the first step is to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Validity, Researchers, Discourse Analysis