GSU Library Research Guides: NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Other Qual Resources

Video Tutorial: Coding Qualitative Data Overview

-- watch till time 2:42

Frameworks for Coding (eBooks and Books @ GSU Library)

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.

Adu's Step-by-Step Guide to Qualitative Data Coding (eBook)
Adu, P. (2019). A step-by-step guide to qualitative data coding. New York: Routledge.
Charmaz's Constructing Grounded Theory
Charmaz, K. (2014). Constructing grounded theory (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Creswell's Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches
Creswell, J. (2013). Qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five approaches (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.
Saldaña's Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers
Saldaña, J. (2013). The coding manual for qualitative researchers (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.

Writing Up Qualitative Research

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.

Qualtrics Survey Tool

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

Research using NVivo

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.

Example Articles for Reporting Qualitative Findings:

"The Discourse of QDAS: Reporting Practices of ATLAS.ti and NVivo Users with Implications for Best Practices"
Paulus, T., Woods, M., Atkins, D. P., & Macklin, R. (2017). The Discourse of QDAS: Reporting Practices of ATLAS.ti and NVivo Users with Implications for Best Practices. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 20(1), 35–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1102454
"In the Event of Death: Lesbian Families' Plan to Preserve Stepparent-Child Relationships"
Acosta, K. L. (2017). In the Event of Death: Lesbian Families' Plan to Preserve Stepparent-Child Relationships. Family Relations 66(2): 244-257. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12243
"Hypervisibility and Invisibility: Black Women’s Experiences with Gendered Racial Microaggressions on a White Campus"
Newton, V. A. (2023). Hypervisibility and Invisibility: Black Women’s Experiences with Gendered Racial Microaggressions on a White Campus. Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, 9(2), 164–178. https://doi.org/10.1177/23326492221138222

Additional Resources for Coding Process in NVivo + Writeup/Report of Process & Findings

SLIDES [PDF] - "NVivo - Foundations for Coding"
Intro to qualitative data types and analytical coding of qualitative data. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Resources for Coding Process Guidance + Dr. Mandy's Example Writeup/Reporting of Qualitative Findings:

Below are some resources to potentially help with your coding process (Saldaña chapter) and how to approach using NVivo for coding and how to writeup/report your process and findings (remaining readings).

CODING PROCESS EXAMPLE - Chapter 1, “An Introduction to Codes and Coding,” from Johnny Saldaña’s Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005) - 31 pages
PDF has some highlighting and commenting from Dr. Mandy -- some comments discuss features not available in Taguette that are available in the NVivo QDAS. Chapter PDF originally accessed freely online via Sage.com here.
NVIVO FEATURES EXAMPLE - "Bringing Method to the Madness: An Example of Integrating Social Science Qualitative Research Methods into NVivo Data Analysis Software Training"
Peer-reviewed academic article focused on a co-session with a sociology professor re: how to implement methodology in NVivo.
CITATION: Swygart-Hobaugh, M. (2019). Bringing Method to the Madness: An Example of Integrating Social Science Qualitative Research Methods into NVivo Data Analysis Software Training. IASSIST Quarterly, 43(2), 1-16.
TEAM CODING EXAMPLE - "Supporting 'Big Data' Research at Georgia State University (GSU)"
(1) Includes write-up with various NVivo graphics throughout like stacked bar chart (added word labels using Photoshop), word clouds, project maps (image with circles for codes and doc icons to show what files they were coded by), hierarchical chart visualizing coding; (2) Appendix B: Study Methodology in Detail, subsection Data Analysis – Qualitative Coding Process has details of an iterative team coding process starting without preset codes.
CITATION: Jordan, K., Sinclair, B., Swygart-Hobaugh, M., & Walker, J. (2021). Supporting “Big Data” Research at Georgia State University (GSU). GSU report from larger “Supporting Big Data Research” ITHAKA S+R project.
SOLO CODING EXAMPLE - "Information – Power to the People: Students and Librarians Dialoguing about Power, Social Justice, and Information"
A book chapter with NVivo analysis and write-up – section on p.11 called 'Analyses of Students' Assignment Texts' gets into details of NVivo use (version 9 at the time, but not all that different).
CITATION: Swygart-Hobaugh, A. J. (2013). Information – Power to the People: Students and Librarians Dialoguing about Power, Social Justice, and Information. In S. Higgins & L. Gregory (Eds.), Information Literacy and Social Justice: Radical Professional Praxis, Duluth, MN: Library Juice Press.