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Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method - Coggle Diagram
Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method
Procedures of document analysis
Thematic Analysis
Forms pattern recognition within the data
Involves careful, more focused re-reading
Careful review of data
Gives closer look
Codes are used in an interview transcript
Content Analysis
Organises information into categories
Includes more than one transcript
Observe the interpretive process
Functions of Document analysis
Provide data
Provide background and historical insights
Bearing witness to the past
Suggest interviewed questions
Track change and developments
Verify findings
Provide supplementary research data
Nature and forms
Evaluation of evidence
Determine the relevance of document
Determine authenticity, credibility, accuracy and representativeness
Assess for completeness
Consider original purpose
Identify the designs, methods and instruments
Application of grounded theory
Multi-method approach
Semi-structured interviews
Non-participant observation
Limitations
Insufficient details
Low retrievability
Biased selection
Advantages
Efficient method
Less time consuming
Efficient than other methods
Requires data selection
Availability
Obtained without author's permission
Cost-effectiveness
Less costly when collection of data is not feasible
Lack of obstructiveness and reactivity
Unobtrusive and non-reactive
Unaffected by the process
Concerns to reflexivity
Stability
Documents are stable
Investigator's presence does not alter what is being studied
Corollary to being non-reactive
Exactness
Exact names, references and details of events
Coverage
Documents provide broad coverage.
Long span of time, events and settings