NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Other Qual Resources

Below are a handful of well-known books on coding practices to help you learn the analytical process of coding. REMEMBER: NVivo is just the *TOOL* for facilitating your analytical coding -- the real *ANALYSIS* comes from YOU and is informed by your research questions and your coding framework.

Below are some resources for how to approach writing up your qualitative analysis findings -- see also these tips on finding research that has used NVivo for analysis to consult how they report their use of NVivo.

Below are some resources for exploring other Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) options (e.g., Dedoose, ATLAS.ti, QDA Miner).

NOTE: As GSU does not have campus-wide licenses to these other softwares, there is no campus training/support for using them.

Collect your own data using Qualtrics, a survey construction and data collection/evaluation tool that is available to the GSU community.

• Guide with tips on getting started using Qualtrics
• Creating a Qualtrics Account
• Schedule a consult on Qualtrics with a Research Data Services (RDS) Team member

SAGE Research Methods -- resources for teaching & learning soc-sci methods!

SAGE Research Methods (SRM) is an amazing tool for GSU students, faculty and staff who are learning or teaching research methods and those who are conducting research across social science fields.

SRM includes:

• a library of more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles
• instructional videos by leading researchers
• full-text of the “Little Green Book” series for quantitative methods and the “Little Blue Book” series for qualitative methods
• a repository of research case studies and datasets that can be used in the classroom or for self-guided learning
• and much more -- check out this recorded overview session on SRM

Additional SRM Resources:

• SAGE Research Methods Librarian Resources, which includes title lists, discoverability help, and promotional materials
• SAGE Research Methods Faculty Resources, which includes lessons plans and sample assignments
• SAGE Research Methods Quick Start Guide for Faculty
• Top Tips for Teaching with SAGE Research Methods  
• Methodspace, an online community for social and behavioral research methods
• SAGE Research Methods Teaching, a resource for accessing and sharing teaching materials on research methods

To learn more: Contact Halley from the Research Data Service (RDS) Department!

Below are some resources for conducting text analysis and text mining, information about CAQDAS, creating metadata for qualitative data, finding existing qualitative data for original analyses, and more:

Read others' work who used NVivo for data analysis -- see how they used it, what types of data they analyzed with it, how they wrote up their analysis, etc.

• Google Scholar Search for NVivo -- limited to year 2018 forward

Or search for NVivo-based articles specific to your discipline: go to our A-Z Databases list and use the All Subjects dropdown menu to go to specific databases by subject.