Digital Tools for Qualitative Research: Disruptions and Entanglements

Paulus, Trena M.; Jackson, Kristi; Davidson, Judith

doi:10.1177/1077800417731080

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“…There is a considerable literature which takes for granted the notion that audio recording interviews inevitably produces more accurate and therefore better interviews ( Green and Thorogood, 2009 : 101ff. ; Lee, 2004 ; Paulus et al, 2017 ; Tuckett, 2005 ). The intellectual logic underpinning this is that audio-recorded data, which constitute the ‘facts’ of the interview account, will produce more valid and trustworthy data.…”

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Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis

Rutakumwa

Mugisha

Bernays

et al. 2019

Qualitative Research

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The use of audio recordings has become a taken-for-granted approach to generating transcripts of in-depth interviewing and group discussions. In this paper we begin by describing circumstances where the use of a recorder is not, or may not be, possible, before sharing our comparative analysis of audio-recorded transcriptions and interview scripts made from notes taken during the interview (by experienced, well-trained interviewers). Our comparison shows that the data quality between audio-recorded transcripts and interview scripts written directly after the interview were comparable in the detail captured. The structures of the transcript and script were usually different because in the interview scripts, topics and ideas were grouped, rather than being in the more scattered order of the conversation in the transcripts. We suggest that in some circumstances not recording is the best approach, not ‘second best’.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis

Rutakumwa

Mugisha

Bernays

et al. 2019

Qualitative Research

195

107

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“…At the same time, newer media technologies such as smartphones, with their omnipresence and distinct “affordances” such as portability, availability, locatability, and multimediality (Schrock, 2015), offer a wide methodological potential for the social sciences. As programmable, software-based technologies (Boase, 2013), smartphones are promising tools generating new opportunities both for the researcher (van Doorn, 2013) and for the data collection process (Paulus, Jackson, & Davidson, 2017; Plowman & Stevenson, 2012). Yet, despite their versatile potential, smartphones have gained attention mainly as tools for quantitative data collection where their sensory and automatic logging features are applied (e.g., Boase & Ling, 2013; Bouwman, de Reuver, Heerschap, & Verkasalo, 2013).…”

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The mobile instant messaging interview (MIMI): Using WhatsApp to enhance self-reporting and explore media usage in situ

Kaufmann

Peil

2019

Mobile Media & Communication

114

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How do people use media technologies in everyday life and how do they make sense of them? This is one of the core questions in media and communication studies, gaining even more in relevance in light of the rapidly changing, convergent media environment. Yet, rich and context-sensitive data about media and technology use are difficult to generate when media consumption is increasingly pervasive, ubiquitous, and often goes on in passing. At the same time, the full potential of smartphones in qualitative research has not yet been realized. The mobile instant messaging interview (MIMI) introduced and assessed in this paper is intended to fill this gap by exploiting some of the unique communication and multimedia features offered by mobile instant messaging apps. Drawing on diary techniques and on the tried and tested mobile experience sampling method (MESM), the MIMI uses WhatsApp for an in situ exploration of distinct settings and situations of social action (e.g., media usage). To substantiate the approach, the results of a pilot study conducted with young smartphone users are presented, discussing the advantages and drawbacks of mobile instant messaging interviews in detail, from the researcher’s as well as the participant’s point of view.

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“…Cross-language research refers to research studies where a language barrier is present and data collection must involve the use of interpreters at some stage during the research process (Croot et al, 2011;Squires, 2009;Squires et al, 2013). A critical factor of crosslanguage research, regardless of methodological approach, is that it must be completed in teams (Chapple & Ziebland, 2018;Esposito, 2001;Im et al, 2017;Paulus, Jackson, & Davidson, 2017;Shordike et al, 2010;Stanley & Slattery, 2003). Cross-language research cannot be rigorous unless a team was involved because the interpretation of the data would be subject to the individual biases of a single researcher and are likely to be less representative of the population of interest.…”

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Strategies for overcoming language barriers in research

Squires

Sadarangani

Jones

2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim-This paper seeks to describe best practices for conducting cross-language research with individuals who have a language barrier. Design-Discussion paper. Data Sources-Research methods papers addressing cross-language research issues published between 2000-2017. Implications for Nursing-Rigorous cross-language research involves the appropriate use of interpreters during the research process, systematic planning for how to address the language barrier between participant and researcher and the use of reliably and validly translated survey instruments (when applicable). Biases rooted in those who enter data into "big data" systems may influence data quality and analytic approaches in large observational studies focused on linking patient language preference to health outcomes. Conclusion-Cross-language research methods can help ensure that those individuals with language barriers have their voices contributing to the evidence informing healthcare practice and policies that shape health services implementation and financing. Understanding the inherent conscious and unconscious biases of those conducting research with this population and how this may emerge in research studies is also an important part of producing rigorous, reliable, and valid cross-language research. • This study synthesized methodological recommendations for cross-language research studies with the goal to improve the quality of future research and expand the evidence-base for clinical practice.

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Digital Tools for Qualitative Research: Disruptions and Entanglements

Cited by 28 publications

References 43 publications

Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis

Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis

The mobile instant messaging interview (MIMI): Using WhatsApp to enhance self-reporting and explore media usage in situ

Strategies for overcoming language barriers in research

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