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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS (ADVANTAGES (Coverage (many events, broad, long time…
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
ANALYSING
Content
organising into categories
first pass document review
relevant
meaningful
Thematic
pattern recognition
more focused
coding
category construction
Emerging themes
triangulation
pinpoint concepts
refining ideas
discovering theoretical properties
consistent picture
identifying patterns
ADVANTAGES
Unobtrusive
non-reactive
non-distortive
Stable
not altered by researcher's presence
Cost-effective
data already gathered
Exactness
references
details of events
names
Availability
public domain
easily obtainable
Coverage
many events
broad
long time span
many settings
Efficient
able to select data
non data collection
less time-consuming
USES
Provides supplementary research data
library
archives
Helps to track change and developmen
t
compare
contrast
Identifies questions
Generates new questions
Verifies findings
trustworthiness
confidence
Provides data on the context
Highlights impinging conditions
Historical insights
Background info
PROCEDURE
Initial
Selecting
Appraising
Triangulation
Convergence
Negates researcher bias
Negates respondent bias
Confluence = Credibility
Corroboration
Reduces bias
Ensures multiple method
Synthesising
Finding
Result
Categories
Case examples
Themes
REVIEWING
Gain understanding
Elicit meaning
Develop empirical knowledge
Reports and Correspondence
Non-tech literature
LIMITATIONS
Low retrievibility
unretrievable
deliberate blocking
Biased selectivity
own agenda
aligned with policy
selective emphasis
Insufficient detail
specific purpose
EVALUATING
Validity
accuracy
credibility
representativeness
authenticity
Completeness
selective
balanced
comprehensive
uneven
Ascertain conceptual soundness
Considerations
target audience
primary/secondary
original purpose
solicited/unsolicited
edited/unedited
Determine relevance
problem
purpose
Results
empirical knowledge produced
understanding displayed