Post on 27-Jan-2015
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WORKING WITH NVIVOKristoffer Greaves - Doctoral Researcher - Deakin University
ABOUT ME
PARTICULARS
what is NVivo?
organise research (inc. classifications and attributes)
review literature (inc. Endnote)
undertake framework matrices and cluster analyses
produce memos - text and visualisations for writing up
explicit and emergent coding approaches
WHAT IS NVIVO?
Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software
"CAQDAS"
There are other suppliers, some are free, e.g. TAMS
Download from Deakin Software Support
Deakin sometimes funds training (recommended)
Runs on Windows (*sigh*)
Available for Mac later this year
Basically a database with some powerful qualitative analysis tools
PAUSE... A METHODOLOGICAL MOMENT
CAQDAS a computational, nominalising operation
Counter-intuitive for some qualitative researchers
Certeau: computational activities "freeze" object, discursive operation of "scientific" "validity" (Heterologies)
Kristoffer: computational activities also enabling, emancipatory, and part of everyday life (so ignoring them "others" them)
Use reflexivity and Certeau's "heterological science" to examine how you use CAQDAS
CAQDAS not a substitute for intellectual engagement and skill
USEFUL BOOKS
ORGANISE: SOURCES IN FOLDERS
ORGANISE: SOURCE CLASSIFICATIONS
ORGANISE:ATTRIBUTES FOR CLASSIFICATIONS
LIT REVIEW WITH ENDNOTE
Select references in Endnote
Export as XML file
Import into NVivo as Other Source
PDFs go into Sources folder
Notes imported as Memos
Consider coding PDFs as ‘Case Nodes’
SELECT SOURCES
• CLICK FILE• CLICK “SAVE AS”• NAME THE FILE• SAVE AS XML• OUTPUT STYLE:
ENDNOTE EXPORT• CHECK ‘EXPORT
SELECTED REFERENCES’
• SAVE TO DESKTOP
Nvivo• EXTERNAL DATA TAB• FROM OTHER SOURCES• FROM ENDNOTE
CHOOSE XML FILE
CHOOSE TO ORGANISE BY TITLE OR AUTHOR
TAKES TIME TO IMPORT!
PDFs IMPORTED INTO INTERNAL SOURCES FOLDER
NOTES FROM CITATION MANAGER IMPORTED INTO MEMOs FOLDER
CODE SOURCES AS “CASE NODES”
Select the sources >
Go to Create tab >
Items > Create as Case Nodes >
Select save locate etc
CLICK ‘CREATE AS CASE NODES’
CONFIRM LOCATION FOR CASE NODES IN NODES FOLDER
SOURCES NOW CODED AS CASE NODES IN NODES FOLDER
CODING FOR LITERATURE REVIEWEXPLICIT OR EMERGENT?
Explicit – pre-define concepts for coding (create your own codebook), then create nodes for those concepts
Emergent – coding “in-vivo” – creating concepts as they emerge from the source
Kelle: “theoretical sensitivity” a way of reconciling both approaches
For me: usually explicit approach for Literature Review
In a hurry? Try text searching and saving results as a node….
TEXT SEARCH – GO TO QUERYTAB – CLICK ON “TEXT SEARCH”
CHECK “ADD TO PROJECT”NAME THE SEARCH
SELEC T SEARCH TERMSSELECT SOURCES TO SEARCH
SELECT “CREATE RESULTS AS NEWNODE” + “NARROW CONTEXT”
SEARCH RESULTS IN REFERENCE VIEW
SEARCH RESULTS INPDF VIEW
RESULTS SAVEDIN QUERIESFOLDER
CAN CREATE THEME NODEFROM THE SEARCH RESULT
TEXT SEARCH RESULT
CODING A THEME NODE“IN VIVO” FROM RESULT
FRAMEWORK MATRICESCOMPARE AUTHORS AND THEMES
Choose Create Tab
Click “Framework Matrix”, then Name it
Choose Case Nodes for Rows
Choose Theme Nodes for Columns
Empty table appears
Choose Analyze Tab
Click “Autoanalyze”
Table cells populated by Case rows and Theme columns
Can “code on” and edit text in cells
CHOOSE CREATE TAB
CLICK ON FRAMEWORKMATRIX
NAME THEFRAMEWORKMATRIX
CHOOSE CASE NODES FOR ROWS
CASE NODES SELECTEDFOR ROWS
CHOOSE THEME NODES FOR COLUMNSCHOSEN THEME NODES
CLICKAUTOSUMMARIZE
AUTOSUMMARIZEFILLS COLUMNS WITHTEXT CODED TO THEMEBY CASES IN ROWS
CAN “CODE ON”IN CELLS
MATRIX CODING QUERIES – COMPARE CODES, ATTRIBUTES ETC
Go to Query Tab
Click Matrix Coding
Select “Add to Project”
Select Items you want to compare in Rows and Columns then Run
Produces data table and charts
Example – “Yes/No” responses compared to child themes
GO TO QUERY TAB
CLICK “MATRIX CODING”
NAME THE QUERY
SELECT ROW NODES
SELECT COLUMN NODES
SELECT SEARCH CRITERIA
SELECT“CREATE RESULTS AS NEW NODE MATRIX”THEN “RUN”
NODEMATRIX TABLE
CHARTS
Slides will be availableonline…
@pleagletrainer
kgg@deakin.edu.au