Archives for 2017

Automatic Encoding of Internal Fonts from .XLS and .XLSX Files to Descriptors

Automatic Encoding of Internal Fonts from .XLS and .XLSX Files to Descriptors


18 December, 2017    admin

webQDA continues to work on improvements and upgrades to automate certain processes. A new feature has been implemented: Automatic Encoding of Internal […]

Choices, Controversies and Challenges in Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis

Choices, Controversies and Challenges in Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis


28 November, 2017    admin

By Christina Silver, CAQDAS Networking Project, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK & Qualitative Data Analysis Services Ltd. christina.silver@qdaservices.co.uk This article […]

Importing .xls and .xlsx files

Importing .xls and .xlsx files


23 November, 2017    admin

webQDA users can now import / load .xls and .xlsx files. For example, you can import sociodemographic data from statistical tools, such […]

Pragmatism: How to connect positivism and constructivism in doing research

Pragmatism: How to connect positivism and constructivism in doing research


7 November, 2017    admin

Dr. Thi Tuyet Tran – Institute for Employment research, Federal Employment Agency, Germany This article discusses the choice of methodology I had when […]

The Use of Photos as an Educational Tool: Reflective Photography Technique as an example

The Use of Photos as an Educational Tool: Reflective Photography Technique as an example


20 September, 2017    admin

By Ana Isabel Rodrigues – Higher School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal, Business Department | E-mail: ana.rodrigues@ipbeja.pt The text here […]

WebQDA Management System: Workflow functionality

WebQDA Management System: Workflow functionality


8 September, 2017    admin

Recently, a text titled “Intuitive and Easy-to-Use Qualitative Analysis Support Software: What is it?” was published in the webQDA Blog. Costa, Reis […]

Visual Data Analysis: New Interpretive Contexts for Qualitative Research?

Visual Data Analysis: New Interpretive Contexts for Qualitative Research?


21 April, 2017    admin

By Ana Isabel Rodrigues – Beja Polytechnic Institute The text that we present was constructed, essentially, with excerpts from the Editorial “Analysis […]

Content Analysis: a path made up of multiple paths

Content Analysis: a path made up of multiple paths


21 April, 2017    admin

By António Pedro Costa, University of Aveiro – Portugal Content Analysis is a technique of data analysis, collected in various sources, but […]

Analysis of Youtube videos through the methodological approach of Netnography

Analysis of Youtube videos through the methodological approach of Netnography


21 April, 2017    admin

By Katia Godoi, professor at UNIGRAN – Brazil The text presented here is based on the editorial written for the special edition […]

Construction and evaluation of qualitative articles

Construction and evaluation of qualitative articles


2 March, 2017    admin

In the editorial letter written by the researcher António Pedro Costa for the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo […]

Collaborative Research: a reality or just intention?

Collaborative Research: a reality or just intention?


17 January, 2017    admin

By António Pedro Costa, University of Aveiro – Portugal Collaborative work in qualitative research is a reality that the researcher cannot ignore. […]

Qualitative Research: Similarities between methodologies and methodologies*

Qualitative Research: Similarities between methodologies and methodologies*


10 January, 2017    admin

By Francislê Neri de Souza, University of Aveiro – Portugal Qualitative Research is guided by different methodologies, techniques and tools. When we study […]