Introducing Qualitative Secondary Analysis: from why to do it, to how to do it

Description:

This one-day online, interactive course will provide a practical introduction to Qualitative Secondary Analysis. The morning session will explore key debates and histories characterising the beginnings of this methodology, including how and why we might use existing qualitative data, how to sample from and across datasets and repositories, the unique ethical considerations of using existing qualitative data, and the potential of Qualitative Secondary Analysis to produce new and relevant research findings. The afternoon session will focus on the practicalities of analysing existing data, exploring the possibilities for these methods for delegates’ own research and the diversity of research designs made possible through data reuse. The course will comprise two lectures and two interactive workshops (see below for further details). The course will be delivered by Kahryn Hughes and Anna Tarrant, both specialists in QSA, and the authors of numerous books and papers based on research innovating in this methodology.

The course covers:

•  An introduction to the key debates concerning QSA,
• The practicalities, ethics, and epistemology of QSA,
• The potential for, and the challenges of, re-using archived qualitative data
• Identify methods which facilitate the re-use of archived qualitative data,
• Practical experience of reusing existing qualitative data in group-based workshops. 

By the end of the course participants will develop practical skills in different methods of ‘depth to breadth’ QSA to: 

• Develop new research designs,
• Explore new research directions,
• Identify research questions through data reuse,
• Identify, access and build new samples using existing datasets either as standalone data, or to support new fieldwork
• Work across datasets
• Link across research teams and repositories,
• Address questions about the lifetimes of data in their own research. 

Outline:

The course will run from 10am to 4pm. 

In the first presentation of the day, delegates will be introduced to the key debates and challenges characterising the histories of Qualitative Secondary Analysis (QSA). They will  be introduced to early debates interrogating the particularities of reusing qualitative data and the evolution of questions from whether we should reuse qualitative data to how we might do it. 

In the second presentation of the day, delegates will be introduced to methods and ethics of QSA, sources of qualitative data and the practicalities of sampling within and across datasets and repositories

In afternoon workshops, delegates will get more ‘hands on’ with existing data with an opportunity to analyse short excerpts from real world research, and engage in guided reflection on the possibilities and limitations of this methodological approach.  A second practical session will offer delegates the opportunity to consider possible research designs incorporating QSA in their own research.

The course is suitable for doctoral and established researchers who are either new to this methodology or wish to refresh or enhance their research practice. Delegates will receive a course pack, comprising powerpoint slides and data files from the Timescapes Archive.

Presenters:

This course will be delivered by Professor Kahryn Hughes, University of Leeds, Director of the Timescapes Archive, and the UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Professor Anna Tarrant, University of Lincoln, who have authored numerous publications on qualitative data reuse, including co-editing the landmark book published by SAGE, Qualitative Secondary Analysis, and Men, Families and Poverty, the first book to develop contemporary empirical evidence based entirely on the QSA of existing datasets. 

Cost:

The fee per teaching day is £60 per day for students / £150 per day for staff working for academic institutions, Research Councils and other recognised research institutions, registered charity organisations and the public sector / £350 per day for all other participants.

In the event of cancellation by the delegate a full refund of the course fee is available up to two weeks prior to the course. NO refunds are available after this date.

If it is no longer possible to run a course due to circumstances beyond its control, NCRM reserves the right to cancel the course at its sole discretion at any time prior to the event. In this event every effort will be made to reschedule the course. If this is not possible or the new date is inconvenient a full refund of the course fee will be given. NCRM shall not be liable for any costs, losses or expenses that may be incurred as a result of its cancellation of a course, including but not limited to any travel or accommodation costs. The University of Southampton’s Online Store T&Cs also continue to apply.

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Region:

South East

Keywords:

Epistemology, Secondary Analysis, Analysis of secondary qualitative data, Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Research Ethics, Data archives

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Epistemology
Secondary Analysis
Analysis of secondary qualitative data
Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Research Ethics

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