Getting out of the swamp? Methodological reflections on using qualitative secondary analysis to develop research design
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12594975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Tarrant (0000-0002-5253-6056, Sociology and Social Policy, Leeds University, Leeds, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 599-611 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Research Methodology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-5579 • E-ISSN: 1464-5300 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13645579.2016.1257678 |
| OpenAlex | W2553747353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 31 |
In recent years, the possibilities and pitfalls of qualitative secondary analysis have been the subject of on-going academic debate, contextualised by the growing availability of qualitative data in digital archives and the increasing interest of funding councils in the value of data re-use. This article contributes to, and extends these methodological discussions, through a critical consideration of how the secondary analysis of thematically related qualitative longitudinal (QL) datasets might be utilised productively in qualitative research design. It outlines the re-use of two datasets available in the Timescapes Archive, that were analysed to develop a primary empirical project exploring processes of continuity and change in the context of men’s care responsibilities in low-income families. As well as outlining the process as an exemplar, key affordances and challenges of the approach are considered. Particular emphasis is placed on how a structured exploration of existing QL datasets can enhance research design in studies where there is limited published evidence
Affordance · Context (archaeology · Data science · Engineering ethics · Geography · Library science · Process (computing · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Research design · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Data Analysis and Archiving · Engineering
Fifty Years of ‘Becoming a Mother’
Working at a remove
Research synthesis in times of crisis
First steps in qualitative secondary analysis
Thinking about research, space, Skype and swamps
(Re)discovering the lost middle
Principles for building a culture of organizational foresight
Toward normalising abortion
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard”
Energy poverty and social relations
Care in an Age of Austerity
Charting the Rough Journey to ‘Home’
Qualitative Longitudinal Research
Re-approaching interview data through qualitative secondary analysis
Scientists’ Reuse of Old Empirical Data
Qualitative Secondary Analysis
Small Stories of Home Moves
The Ethics of Technology Choice
Fostering habits of care
Data reuse across international contexts? Reflections on new methods for International Qualitative Secondary Analysis
Reflecting on Reflexivity in Realist Evaluation
Secondary analysis of qualitative data
Small-N Access Cases to Refine Theories of Social Exclusion and Access to Socially Excluded Individuals and Groups
Qualitative Research Practice
Reworking Qualitative Data
The Sage Handbook of Case-Based Methods
Seeing young fathers in a different way
Young grandchildren and their grandparents
Contemporary fatherhood
Analysing Qualitative Longitudinal Research in Evaluations
Qualitative secondary data analysis
Working with different temporalities
Oh, what a tangled web we weave
Can We Re-Use Qualitative Data via Secondary Analysis? Notes on Some Terminological and Substantive Issues
Evidence-based Policy
Adding Time into the Mix
Do I Like Them too Much
Working with archived classic family and community studies
The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Doing a Secondary Analysis of a Qualitative Data Set
Qualitative Secondary Analysis and Social Explanation
A Reflexive Account of Reusing Qualitative Data
Re-Using' Qualitative Data
(Re)Using Qualitative Data
Timescapes secondary analysis
The Timescapes Archive
It's Not Just About the Money
Qualitative Researchers' Understandings of Their Practice and the Implications for Data Archiving and Sharing
Disposable Ties and the Urban Poor
The Data Are Out There, or Are They? Implications for Archiving and Revisiting Qualitative Data
| Citations per year | 2.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |