Qualitative Data : An Introduction to Coding and Analysis

A necessary guide through the qualitative research process

Qualitative Data is meant for the novice researcher who needs guidance on what specifically to do when faced with a sea of information. It takes readers through the qualitative research process, beginning with an examination of the basic philosophy of qualitative research, and ending with planning and carrying out a qualitative research study. It provides an explicit, step-by-step procedure that will take the researcher from the raw text of interview data through data analysis and theory construction to the creation of a publishable work.

The volume provides actual examples based on the authors' own work, including two published pieces in the appendix, so that readers can follow examples for each step of the process, from the project's inception to its finished product. The volume also includes an appendix explaining how to implement these data analysis procedures using NVIVO, a qualitative data analysis program.

Carl F. Auerbach is a Professors of Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, where he codirect the Yeshiva Fatherhood Project.

Louise Silverstein is a former president of the APA’s Division of Family Psychology. She is Professor of Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, where she co-directs the Yeshiva Fatherhood Project.