Session: Strategies for working with combined qualitative longitudinal sets

Time: Wednesday 4th July, 09:15 - 10:45

Convenors:

Professor Ros Edwards (University of Southampton)
Professor Lynn Jamieson (University of Edinburgh)

Abstract Details

Archival storage of data sets from qualitative studies presents opportunities for combining small-scale data sets for reuse and the ‘scaling-up’ of qualitative analysis. This session focuses on strategies for conducting secondary analysis across multiple archived qualitative and qualitative longitudinal studies. Using material deposited in the Timescapes Archive, presenters will outline the merits and challenges of combining data sets for ‘big qual’ analysis. Participants will gain hands-on experience of two new analytic strategies: (i) an archaeological approach to working across multiple qualitative longitudinal data sets; and (ii) collective secondary analysis using combined qualitative data sets.

Presentation downloads

Presenter: Tarrant Anna

Strategies for collective qualitative secondary analysis using combined datasets

Presenter: Emma Davidson

Breadth-and-depth method of working with 'big qualitative data'

The level of the session is: Accessible

Presentation details

Presentation 1

Start time: 09:15

Presentation title: Bringing together multiple qualitative datasets: An archaeological approach to analysis

Presenters:

Dr Susie Weller (University of Southampton)
Dr Emma Davidson (University of Edinburgh)

Presentation 2

Start time: 10:00

Presentation title: Strategies for collective qualitative secondary analysis using combined datasets

Presenter:

Dr Anna Tarrant (University of Lincoln)