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  • Comment: two changes since last submission, the addition of two sources. first only mentions the company briefly, other isn't about the company. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 20:51, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
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QualCoder
Original author(s)Colin Curtain
Stable release
3.3 / 18 May 2023
Written inPython
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux
LicenseMIT License
Websitehttps://github.com/ccbogel/QualCoder

QualCoder is a free open-source, qualitative data analysis software created by Colin Curtain in January 2019.[1] It allows for qualitative data analysis of text, images, audio, and video. QualCoder is based on Python programming language and is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is inspired by and draws from the RQDA R package.[2][3]

QualCoder has been discussed in the American Journal of Qualitative Research,[4] and has been recognized in university libraries.

Overview

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QualCoder is sometimes described as Python alternative to RQDA, however, it provides more options related to image, audio, and video analysis.[5] It allows for the construction of semantic networks of codes and categories that have emerged in the analysis. Technically, the codes and categories constitute ‘nodes’ of the semantic network insofar as these two circumstances occur:

a. The same codes are used to ‘mark’ different interview pieces;

b. Different codes are used to mark the same pieces of interview."[6]

The QualCoder functionalities include, e.g.[7][2][8][9][4]

  • text coding,
  • image coding,
  • audio coding,
  • video coding,
  • creating of cases,
  • creating of attributes,
  • writing memos,
  • writing journal notes,
  • coding reports,
  • node graph creation,
  • file and code summaries,
  • coding comparison,
  • code relations analysis,
  • code frequencies analysis,
  • code comparison by file,
  • generation of charts,
  • SQL statements,
  • merging projects,
  • importing surveys.

QualCoder uses the SQLite data structure.[10] It implemented exportation and importation of codebook through the REFI-QDA format.[11] It also implemented export and import of whole research project through this format, however, it was not fully tested.[7] It also supports manipulations to the graph and export the Results matrix.

Research use

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QualCoder was used in a number of research published in peer-reviewed journals, including research on Functional Communities,[12] mental health services,[13] English language learners’ communicative repertoires,[14] populist discourse,[15] and pharmacists experience.[16] It is also used in the developing of master's theses[17][18][19][20] and PhD dissertations.[21][22]

Strengths of QualCoder include that it is free to use and therefore available to researchers with limited funding, while still being more advanced in functionality compared to other free open-source CAQDAS such as Taguette. A weakness is the lack of online collaboration options since QualCoder is only available as a desktop application.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Prefigurative Politics of Research Software". Gem-diamond. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Hagman, Jess. "Free tools for qualitative data analysis" (PDF). ANSS Currents. 36: 19–21. ISSN 0888-5559.
  3. ^ Rampin, Rémi; Rampin, Vicky (2021). "Taguette: open-source qualitative data analysis". The Journal of Open Source Software. 6 (68): 4. Bibcode:2021JOSS....6.3522R. doi:10.21105/joss.03522. S2CID 245092386.
  4. ^ a b c Brailas, Alexios; Tragou, Elena; Papachristopoulos, Konstantinos (2023-04-29). "Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis and Coding with QualCoder". American Journal of Qualitative Research. 7 (3): 19–31. doi:10.29333/ajqr/13230. ISSN 2576-2141. S2CID 259774443.
  5. ^ Vera, Moses Chancellor (2021-01-01). "Year of Industrial Attachment at the Centre for Impact Evaluation and Research Design (CFIERD)". Industrial Attachment Report.
  6. ^ Salvini, Andrea (2021). "Orthodoxy and openess in (constructionist) grounded theory" (PDF). Dealing with grounded theory. Discussing, learning, and practice. Edited by Irene Psaroudakis,Thaddeus Müller and Andrea Salvini: 183.
  7. ^ a b Curtain, Colin (May 2022). "The QualCoder Manual" (PDF). GitHub.
  8. ^ Schmidt, G. (2022). Uma ferramenta web de apoio ao processo de análise qualitativa.
  9. ^ Doherty, L. (2021). Transnational long-term learners of Chinese as peer mentors: language socialization, online learning, and identity (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia).
  10. ^ "15 Sqlite data structure · ccbogel/QualCoder Wiki". GitHub.
  11. ^ "The Rotterdam Exchange Format Initiative (REFI) website".
  12. ^ Izlar, Joel (2019-10-02). "Local–global linkages: Challenges in organizing functional communities for ecosocial justice". Journal of Community Practice. 27 (3–4): 369–387. doi:10.1080/10705422.2019.1657536. ISSN 1070-5422. S2CID 202256524.
  13. ^ Pham, Tony V.; Koirala, Rishav; Kohrt, Brandon A. (2021-01-07). "Traditional and biomedical care pathways for mental well-being in rural Nepal". International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 15 (1): 4. doi:10.1186/s13033-020-00433-z. ISSN 1752-4458. PMC 7792081. PMID 33413540.
  14. ^ Gómez-Giraldo, John Steven (2022-02-06). "Promoting Dialogic Action through the Expansion of English Language Learners' Communicative Repertoires". HOW Journal. 29 (1): 84–104. doi:10.19183/how.29.1.647. ISSN 0120-5927. S2CID 246646554.
  15. ^ Çay, Furkan (2022-01-31). "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Distinctive Populist Discourse: Content Analysis". Reflektif Journal of Social Sciences. 3 (1): 201–222. doi:10.47613/reflektif.2022.65. ISSN 2718-0344. S2CID 247047755.
  16. ^ Gargya, Diane; Mirkazemi, Corinne; Curtain, Colin (2022-03-24). "Qualitative exploration of the experiences of community pharmacists delivering the Diabetes MedsCheck service". Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 47 (8): 1194–1200. doi:10.1111/jcpt.13654. ISSN 0269-4727. PMC 9543553. PMID 35322454. S2CID 247629703.
  17. ^ Ramsay, Sarah (2020). Framing Food Geographies : Framing analysis, food distancing, and the democratic imagination in rural and urban Ontario, Canada. Stockholms universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen. OCLC 1234831489.
  18. ^ Landrum, Vera (2020-05-01). "Barriers to Health: Understanding the Barriers Faced by Community Intervention Projects". Master's Theses.
  19. ^ Gey, Ronny (2020-12-14). Seeking Research Software. A Qualitative Study of Humanities Scholars' Information Practices (Thesis).
  20. ^ Iudakova, Natalia (2024). "Online Brand Communities: Drivers and Barriers of Participation". www.theseus.fi. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  21. ^ Doherty, L. (2021). Transnational long-term learners of Chinese as peer mentors: language socialization, online learning, and identity (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia).
  22. ^ Izlar, D. J. (2021). " If We Just Plant the Seed": Community Technology Centers, Community Organization, and Ecosocial Justice (Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia).
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