Qualitative research question LO18857

Dale Emery (dale@dhemery.com)
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 09:30:57 -0700

Replying to LO18850 --

Brock,

> I am looking for a coding or notation system which can be used to aid me
> in the analysis of extensive notes taken in interviews.

Take a look at "Ethnographic Interviewing" by James Spradley. I saw it
yesterday in the Anthropology section of Borders Books in DC. I don't
know where else you might find it. Several chapters of the book describe
a way to organize themes taken from many interviews. (The rest of the
chapters give fascinating ideas on how to conduct interviews.)

I don't know this book well, as I merely skimmed it in the bookstore.

Regards,
Dale

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