PRESENTING

QUALITATIVE FINDINGS

Using NVivo Output to Tell the Story

Philip Adu, Ph.D.Methodology Expert National Center for Academic & Dissertation Excellence (NCADE)The Chicago School of Professional Psychologypadu@thechicagoschool.edu@drphilipadu

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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROCESS

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS PROCESS: 8 STEPS

1. Cleaning

2. Uploading

3. Reorganizing

4. Exploring

5. Coding

6. Visualizing

7. Exporting

8. Communicating

Sources:

1. http://www.slideshare.net/kontorphilip/stepbystep-process-of-conducting-qualitative-analysis-using-nvivo-11

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPpETphj5F4

CHAPTER FOUR SECTIONS

1. Overview

2. Participants’ characteristics

3. Data analysis process

4. Qualitative results/main findings

5. Summary

Presenting the qualitative findings

CHAPTER OVERVIEW

Purpose of the study and research question(s)

• What did you want to study or find out?

What research question(s) are you addressing?

Brief information about research method and data collection strategy

• What was the research approach used?

What data collecting strategy used?

Overview

• What should your readers expect in this chapter?

PARTICIPANTS’ CHARACTERISTICS

Collectiveness Uniqueness

Example: 6 dissertation chairs completed the

survey 3 Assistant professors (50%) 2 Associate professors (33%) 1 Professor (17%)

Example: Participant ‘A1’ was part of the six

faculty members who were interviewed. He is an Assistant professor with seven years of experience. He works at the Chicago campus…

Clustering the presentation of

participants’ characteristics

Individualizing the presentation of

participants’ characteristics

Mixed

Narrating participants’ demographic information

PARTICIPANTS’ CHARACTERISTICS

Collectiveness Uniqueness

Clustering the presentation of

participants’ characteristics

Individualizing the presentation of

participants’ characteristics

Mixed

Narrating participants’ demographic information

Question to think about: What should I report about participants’ characteristics: To help my audience to know who I collected information from without compromising participants’

anonymity and confidentiality? (Knowing who they are) To help my audience to better understand the findings and their supporting evidence? (Understanding the

results and evidence)

PARTICIPANTS’ CHARACTERISTICS

NVivo output

1. Click on ‘Classifications’ tab2. Under ‘Case Classifications’, double-click on ‘Survey Respondent’ to open the ‘Classification Sheet’3. The sheet can be exported by right-clicking on it

PARTICIPANTS’ CHARACTERISTICS

Creating a tables or diagrams to complement the narration

NVivo output: Project MapDesigned by exporting the ‘Case classifications’ sheet

DATA ANALYSIS PROCESS

Give a detailed narration on how the data was analyzed

STEP 1: Conduct data cleaningSTEP 2: Upload the data into NVivoSTEP 3: Reorganize the dataSTEP 4: Conduct data exploration (using ‘Query’ command)STEP 5: Start coding relevant information in the dataSTEP 6: Generate themes to address the research questions

For each step, what did you do and what

was the outcome?

Essence of presenting the data analysis process

1. Increase transparency of the data analysis process

2. Increase credibility of the findings Source: http://www.slideshare.net/kontorphilip/stepbystep-process-of-conducting-qualitative-analysis-using-nvivo-11

DATA ANALYSIS PROCESS

Example: Data Analysis of a Pilot Project

Purpose of the study

The purpose of the study is to examine how the NCADE services influenced dissertating students’

progress of their dissertation work.

i. Research Question

1. How has students’ access to NCADE services led to their progress with their

dissertation work? (Anchor code: Students’ progress impact)

a. Survey questions 8, 9, 18 and 19

DATA ANALYSIS PROCESS

NVivo output: Displaying parent and child nodes, and their respective frequencies.

Code/Node assigned to the research question

Theme (i.e. Parent node)

Sub-theme (i.e. child node)

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(There is no one way of presenting qualitative findings)

Research Question

Theme

Meaning

Evidence

Research Question

Theme

Meaning

Evidence

Evidence

Meaning

Theme

Meaning

Evidence

Research Question

Theme

Evidence

Meaning

Linear Non-linear Synthesized

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(Main Elements)

Research Question

Theme(s)

Meaning

Evidence

State the question you plan to address

State the theme(s) which is/are addressing the research question

Describe what the theme is all about (i.e. meaning, & characteristics)

Introduce relevant information (e.g. quotes from participants) from the data to support the theme

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(Example)

Research QuestionHow has students’ access to NCADE services led to their progress with their dissertation work?

ThemeImplementing DWEs and MEs recommendations

MeaningThe data reviews that students who access the NCADE writing and methodology services and revise their dissertation documents based on the writing and methodology experts’ feedback are more likely to complete their dissertation work on time…

EvidenceParticipant A2, who is an Assistant professor with 2 years experience of working with dissertating students in the Chicago school indicated that “those who take the feedback and apply it are more likely to finish their project on schedule versus those who decide not to implement recommended changes.”

Note: 1. There should be a smooth

transition from one

element to another. 2. There should be a

concluding statement

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(Gathering information about the themes in NVivo to write the story )

NVivo output

1. Click on ‘Nodes’ tab, then click on ‘Nodes for open-ended survey questions’ folder2. Right-click the theme you plan to write about and then click on ‘Node Properties’ to see the description of the theme

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(Using illustrations to tell the study)

NVivo output: Word CloudNVivo output: Project Map

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(Using illustrations to tell the study)

NVivo output: Word Tree

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(Creating illustrations outside NVivo to tell the study)

Designed using ‘Inspiration App’

http://www.inspiration.com/inspmaps

Alternative:Creating diagrams using Cmap: http://cmap.ihmc.us/

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story (Creating a summary table using Microsoft Word)

Having a findings summary table (“Findings “at a glance” –Saldana, 2013, p. 254)

Saldana, J. (2013). The coding manual for qualitative researchers. London: Sage

QUALITATIVE RESULTS

Telling the story(Displaying the relationship between themes)

Research Question

Theme

Meaning

Evidence

Evidence

Meaning

Theme

Meaning

Evidence

Synthesizing findings

Designed using ‘Inspiration App’

GUIDE ON PRESENTING TABLES, FIGURES, AND

EVIDENCE

About Tables and Figures

They should be easy to explain and understand They should add new information or perspective

to the text (i.e. written document) They should be auxiliary information for a quick

reference

NOTE: You should make reference to the tables and figures in the text

About Evidence

Provide context or background information with the evidence

Make a smooth transition for one evidence to another

NOTE: It is preferable to present between one and three evidences to support a theme.

SUMMARY

Purpose of the study

• Briefly state the purpose of the study (optional)

Main findings

• Briefly touch on the main findings

Conclusion

• Write a sentence or two to end the chapter summary

Philip Adu, Ph.D.

Methodology Expert

National Center for Academic & Dissertation Excellence (NCADE)

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Ncade.me@thechicagoschool.edu

You could reach me at padu@thechicagoschool.edu and @drphilipadu on twitter.

To cite this document, copy the following:

Adu, P. (2016, August 8). Presenting Qualitative Findings: Using NVivo Output to Tell the Story. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/kontorphilip/presenting-qualitative-findings-using-nvivo-output-to-tell-the-story