The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis

The wide range of approaches to data analysis in qualitative research can seem daunting even for experienced researchers. This handbook is the first to provide a state-of-the art overview of the whole field of QDA; from general analytic strategies used in qualitative research, to approaches specific to particular types of qualitative data, including talk, text, sounds, images and virtual data. The handbook includes chapters on traditional analytic strategies such as grounded theory, content analysis, hermeneutics, phenomenology and narrative analysis, as well as coverage of newer trends like mixed methods, reanalysis and meta-analysis. Practical aspects such as sampling, transcription, working collaboratively, writing and implementation are given close attention, as are theory and theorization, reflexivity, and ethics. Written by a team of experts in qualitative research from around the world, this handbook is an essential compendium for all qualitative researchers and students across the social sciences.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: MAPPING THE FIELD Mapping the Field - Uwe Flick PART TWO: CONCEPTS, CONTEXTS, BASICS - Uwe Flick Notes Toward a Theory of Qualitative Data Analysis - Joseph A Maxwell and Margaret Chmiel Analytic Inspiration in Ethnographic Fieldwork - Jaber F Gubrium and Jim A Holstein Sampling Strategies in Qualitative Research - Tim Rapley Transcription as a Crucial Step of Data Analysis - Sabine Kowal and Daniel C O′Connell Collaborative Analysis of Qualitative Data - Flora Cornish, Alex Gillespie and Tania Zittoun Qualitative Comparative Practices: Dimensions, Cases, and Strategies - Monika Palmberger and Andre Gingrich Reflexivity and the Practice of Qualitative Research - Tim May and Beth Perry Induction, Deduction, Abduction - Jo Reichertz Interpretation and Analysis - Carla Willig PART THREE: ANALYTIC STRATEGIES Grounded Theory and Theoretical Coding - Robert Thornberg and Kathy Charmaz Qualitative Content Analysis - Margit Schreier Phenomenology as a Research Method - Thomas S Eberle Narrative Analysis: The Constructionist Approach - Cigdem Esin, Mastoureh Fathi and Corinne Squire Documentary Method - Ralf Bohnsack Hermeneutics and Objective Hermeneutics - Andreas Wernet Cultural Studies - Rainer Winter Netnographic Analysis: Understanding Culture through Social Media Data - Robert V Kozinets Pierre-Yann Dolbec and Amanda Earley Using software in Qualitative Analysis - Graham R Gibbs PART FOUR: TYPES OF DATA AND THEIR ANALYSIS Analyzing Interviews - Kathryn Roulston Analyzing Focus Groups - Rosaline S Barbour Conversations and Conversation Analysis - Merran Toerien Discourses and Discourse Analysis - Carla Willig Analyzing Observations - Amir B Marvasti Analyzing Documents - Amanda Coffey Analyzing News Media - Darrin Hodgetts and Kerry Chamberlain Analyzing Images - Marcus Banks Analysis of Film - Lothar Mikos Analyzing Sounds - Christoph Maeder Video Analysis and Videography - Hubert Knoblauch, René Tuma and Bernt Schnettler Analyzing Virtual Data - Winfried Marotzki, Jens Holze and Dan Verständig PART FIVE: USING AND ASSESSING QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS Reanalysis of Qualitative Data - David Wästerfors, Malin Åkerström and Katarina Jacobsson Qualitative Meta-analysis - Ladislav Timulak Quality of Data Analysis - Rosaline S Barbour Ethical Use of Qualitative Data and Findings - Donna M Mertens Analytic Integration in Qualitative-Driven (QUAL) Mixed- and Multiple-Method Designs - Janice M Morse and Lory J Maddox Generalization in and from Qualitative Analysis - Joseph Maxwell and Margaret Chmiel Theorization from Data - Udo Kelle Writing and/as Analysis or Performing the World - Norman K Denzin Implementation: Putting Analyses into Practice - Michael Murray

About the Author :
Uwe Flick is Senior Professor of Qualitative Research in Social Science and Education at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He is a trained psychologist and sociologist and received his PhD from the Freie Universität Berlin in 1988 and his Habilitation from the Technical University Berlin in 1994. He has been Professor of Qualitative Research at Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany and at the University of Vienna, Austria. Previously, he was Adjunct Professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Canada; a Lecturer in research methodology at the Freie Universität Berlin; a Reader and Assistant Professor in qualitative methods and evaluation at the Technical University Berlin; and Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Sociology at the Hannover Medical School. He has held visiting appointments at the London School of Economics, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, Cambridge University (UK), Memorial University of St John’s (Canada), University of Lisbon (Portugal), Institute of Higher Studies in Vienna, in Italy and Sweden, and the School of Psychology at Massey University, Auckland (New Zealand). His main research interests are qualitative methods, social representations in the fields of individual and public health, vulnerability in fields like youth homelessness or (forced) migration and chronical illness in everyday live. He is the editor of The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Design (2 Vols.; Sage 2022). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis (Sage, 2014), The SAGE Qualitative Research Kit (Sage, 2nd edn, 2018), A Companion to Qualitative Research (Sage, 2004), Psychology of the Social (Cambridge University Press, 1998). His most recent publications are the seventh edition of An Introduction to Qualitative Research (Sage, 2023), Doing Grounded Theory (Sage, 2018), Doing Triangulation and Mixed Methods (Sage, 2018), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection (editor, Sage, 2018), the third edition of Introducing Research Methodology – Thinking Your Way through Your Research Project (Sage, 2020) and Doing Interview Research - The Essential How To Guide (Sage 2022). In 2019, Uwe Flick received the Lifetime Award in Qualitative Inquiry at the 15th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.

Review :
Uwe Flick’s handbook of qualitative data analysis is an illuminating new resource for qualitative and mixed methods scholars. What these authors do in exploring how we think when we do analysis will be invaluable for practicing researchers, novices and experienced hands alike. These essays will also provoke further investigation, discussion, and theorizing about what was once the most neglected area of qualitative research practice. The handbook represents the breadth and depth of what we do when we make sense of information we have gathered about our world. It is an exciting contribution to the methodological literature, and I congratulate Dr. Flick and his colleagues for their achievement here. This is an essential resource for the rapidly expanding ranks of researchers employing qualitative practices of inquiry. It represents the most sophisticated, broad-ranging, and multi-vocal array of contributions to the analysis of qualitative data yet available.  There are now many texts on qualitative methods, but this is one is unique. It covers ground largely untouched by others, and with responsible attention to multiple points of view. My enthusiastic congratulations to the editor and authors.   Qualitative data analysis frequently appears to be a mysterious process to students and often experienced researchers alike. This excellent handbook removes the mystery and unveils invaluable insights into all facets of this crucial phase of the research process. I can’t think of a single aspect of analysis that is left without coverage, so that it will become a ‘must read’ for qualitative researchers for many years to come. Uwe Flick is to be congratulated for putting together such an exceptional collection. This is a comprehensive account of a large variety of approaches to qualitative data analysis, written by leading international experts in the relevant methodological fields. For those who are confused about different analytic methods in qualitative research this book will clarify overlaps and differences, inform readers about the key features of each approach and will in general be an important resource for students and practitioners of social research. There are many handbooks on qualitative data, but fewer on qualitative data analysis. This book will appeal to those seeking practical guidance on how to analyse various forms of qualitative data and learn about different analytical strategies…This is a really useful and up-to-date reference book, valuable for anyone who wants to expand their analysis toolkit. With The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis, the editor, Uwe Flick, intends to raise awareness among readers of contemporary debates in qualitative research. The work is not intended to provide definitive answers or to identify the best research approach, but rather to outline the variety in how scientists deal with qualitative data analysis from different disciplinary, epistemological and methodological standpoints... In our view, the value of this work is in the interest in the value and utility of qualitative research, not only within the academic but also in policy-oriented and social contexts.