scholarly journals Theory Building in Qualitative Research and Computer Programs for the Management of Textual Data

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Kelle
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Qualitative Theory ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

This article refers to recent debates about the potential methodological costs and benefits of computer use in qualitative research and about the relationship between methodological approaches (eg. ‘Grounded Theory’) on the one hand and computer-aided methods of qualitative research on the other. It is argued that the connection between certain computer-aided strategies and methodological approaches is far more loose than is often assumed. Furthermore, the danger of methodological biases and distortion arising from the use of certain software packages is overemphasized in current discussions, as far as basic tasks of textual data management (‘coding and retrieval’) usually performed by this software are concerned. However, with the development of more advanced and complex coding and retrieval techniques, which are regarded by some authors as tools for ‘theory building’ in qualitative research, methodological confusion may arise if basic prerequisites of qualitative theory building are not taken into consideration. Therefore, certain aspects of qualitative theory building which are relevant for computer aided methods of textual data management are discussed in the paper.

Analyzing up Front

2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (10) ◽  
pp. 88-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Thilmany
Keyword(s):  
Lead Time ◽  
Stress Tests ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Engineering Company ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Senior Engineer

This article highlights that up-front computer-aided engineering (CAE) dramatically decreases product lead time. Up-front CAE entails vesting responsibility for performing finite element analysis tests and other analysis tests with the design engineers. The designers use specific software packages to analyze their first-stage designs. This way, they can easily change designs that do not pass analysis tests-such as vibration or stress tests-before passing them on to an analyst for in-depth study. Not every engineering company, however, is turning to up-front CAE even as it faces the need to get products to market faster. Some engineers, like Zlatko Penzar, find that their present analysis hierarchy works just fine. He is a senior engineer for the fuel systems division of Mannesmann in Dusseldorf, Germany, another auto components supplier. Engineering departments have to find their own answer to the relationship between designer and analyst. The important thing is that once an answer is agreed upon, it happens the same way every day. A working atmosphere that functions reliably and smoothly is really the key to successful product design.

scholarly journals Peran Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam Implementasi Program Gerakan Anti Narkoba Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Penggunaan Zat Adiktif pada Siswa di SMA NU Juntinyuat

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-100
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saefudin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Nahdlatul Ulama ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

During adolescence or many students experience a period of ambivalence (ambivalence). On the one hand, they still want to be comfortable living under the protection and love of their parents, but on the other hand they want to develop independently or independently. It is in these situations and conditions that often rebel teenagers and want to impose their will. This is the situation that happened in the Nahdlatul Ulama Juntinyuat High School (SMA NU Juntinyuat) in Indramayu district, finding students who consumed addictive substances. So that it causes behavior that is not appropriate for students in general. Based on the above background, the authors conducted research with the aim of revealing how the role of Islamic religious education teachers in the implementation of the anti-drug movement program as an effort to prevent the use of addictive substances in students at SMA NU Juntinyuat Indramayu with research objectives: (1) To determine the implementation of the movement program anti drugs at SMA NU Juntinyuat Indramayu. (2) To determine the role of Islamic religious education teachers in efforts to prevent the use of addictive substances in students at SMA NU Juntinyuat. (3) This is to determine the relationship between the anti-drug movement program and efforts to prevent the use of addictive substances by students at SMA NU Juntinyuat. The author in this research uses qualitative research methods. The type of qualitative research that the author uses is a case study. Data collection is carried out by observation, documentation, interview techniques. Data analysis techniques include data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Research information. The conclusion of this study is that the results of the anti-drug movement program implemented in SMA NU Juntinyuat Indramayu succeeded in regaining students' self-confidence. This is known from the decrease in students who are addictive substances. Abstak Pada masa remaja atau siswa banyak mengalami masa ambivalensi (sikap mendua). Di satu sisi meraka masih ingin mendapat kenyamanan hidup di bawah perlindungan dan kasih sayang orang tua, tetapi di sisi lain mereka ingin pula berkembang secara independen atau mandiri.[1] Dalam situasi dan kondisi yang membimbangkan inilah remaja sering memberontak dan ingin memaksakan kehendaknya. Inilah situasi yang terjadi di Sekolah Menengah Atas Nahdlatul Ulama Juntinyuat (SMA NU Juntinyuat)kabupaten Indramayu, menemukan siswa yang mengkonsumsi zat adiktif. Sehingga menimbulkan perilaku yang tidak sewajarnya selayaknya pelajar pada umumnya. Berdasarkan latar belakang di atas, penulis melakukan penelitian dengan tujuan untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana peran guru pendidikan agama Islam dalam implementasi program gerakan anti narkoba sebagai upaya pencegahan penggunaan zat adiktif pada siswa di SMA NU Juntinyuat Indramayu dengan tujuan penelitian: (1) Untuk mengetahui implementasi program gerakan anti narkoba di SMA NU Juntinyuat Indramayu. (2) Untuk mengetahui peran guru pendidikan agama Islamdalam upaya  mencegah penggunaan zat adiktif pada siswa di SMA NU Juntinyuat. (3) Untuk mengetahui keterkaitan program gerakan anti narkoba dengan upaya mencegah penggunaan zat adiktif oleh siswa di SMA NU Juntinyuat. Penulis dalam riset ini menggunakan metode penelitian Kualitatif. Jenis penelitian Kualitatif yang penulis gunakan adalah Studi Kasus.Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik observasi, dpkumentasi, wawancara.Teknik analisis data meliputi meliputi reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan.Informan penelitian. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa Hasil Program gerakan anti narkoba yang diterapkan di SMA NU Juntinyuat Indramayu ini berhasil menumbuhkan kembali rasa percaya diri siswa. Hal ini diketahui dari berkurangnya siswa yang ketergantungan zat adiktif..  

scholarly journals Institutional analysis and the gift: an introduction to the symposium

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 665-674
Author(s):  
Stefan Kesting ◽  
Ioana Negru ◽  
Paolo Silvestri
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gift Giving ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
The Gift ◽  
State And Market ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractHow can gift and gift-giving studies be relevant to the study of institutions and vice versa? This is the question we broadly address in the introduction to this symposium while drawing on the contributing articles and sketching out a possible future research in a perspective of integration between these two fields of study. Is the gift an institution? What types of methodological approaches would be most suitable in view of such integration? We define the gift as transfers underpinned by institutions, including customs and norms. We contend that the institutional thought can employ empirical and qualitative research methods used by anthropology and that there are important and fruitful lines of tension between gift-giving and institutions – from the relationship between freedom and obligation to the role of third sector between state and market – worthy of further research in the future.

Software for Qualitative Research: 2. Some Thoughts on ‘Aiding’ Analysis

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1109-1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
S J Hinchliffe ◽  
M A Crang ◽  
S M Reimer ◽  
A C Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
The Body ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Means And Ends ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Outright Rejection ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis Software

In this paper we reject accounts which portray computer aided qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) as neutral and benign. We argue that applying computer software to qualitative projects raises a number of important issues that go to the heart of ethnography. Although we initially work with a distinction between tactile and digital ethnographics, the issues that we raise are not unique to computer-aided analyses. Indeed, we argue that the adoption of computers marks a useful moment in which to think critically about the means and ends of qualitative analysis. In this paper we urge qualitative researchers to avoid both an outright rejection and an unquestioning adoption of computer software packages. Rather, we work towards a ‘crafty’ approach to ethnography where computers are incorporated into the body of research in a critically reflexive and creative manner. We end the paper with some thoughts on the potential of such incorporation.

scholarly journals Computer assistance and the evolution of qualitative data analysis

2001 ◽  
pp. 63-82
Author(s):  
Räsänen Pekka
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Computer Assistance ◽  
Data Processing Computer ◽  
Methodological Approaches

The aim of the paper is to examine the emergence of computer assistance in qualitativeresearch and to describe its impact on research practices. The use of data analysisprograms is approached from methodological frameworks ofbasic and structured qualitativeapproaches. Computer use is also examined from the viewpoint of concreteoperations of data analysis. Particularly the new features, which software packages areclaimed to have brought to data analysis, are discussed in the paper.It is argued that computer assisted techniques provide possibilities fr developing theoften impressionistic qualitative data analysis procedures into something more integrated,explicit and systematic. However, it is also emphasised that analysis programsthemselves do not represent any methodological approaches. By offering a special toolkitfr data processing, computer assistance should be understood only as an attempt toenhance analytic practices in qualitative research.

scholarly journals From System Modeling to System Analysis: The Impact of Resolution Level and Resolution Distribution in the Computer-Aided Investigation of Biomolecules

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Giulini ◽  
Marta Rigoli ◽  
Giovanni Mattiotti ◽  
Roberto Menichetti ◽  
Thomas Tarenzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
System Modeling ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Detailed Model ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Resolution Level ◽  
The One ◽  
Improved Accuracy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The ever increasing computer power, together with the improved accuracy of atomistic force fields, enables researchers to investigate biological systems at the molecular level with remarkable detail. However, the relevant length and time scales of many processes of interest are still hardly within reach even for state-of-the-art hardware, thus leaving important questions often unanswered. The computer-aided investigation of many biological physics problems thus largely benefits from the usage of coarse-grained models, that is, simplified representations of a molecule at a level of resolution that is lower than atomistic. A plethora of coarse-grained models have been developed, which differ most notably in their granularity; this latter aspect determines one of the crucial open issues in the field, i.e. the identification of an optimal degree of coarsening, which enables the greatest simplification at the expenses of the smallest information loss. In this review, we present the problem of coarse-grained modeling in biophysics from the viewpoint of system representation and information content. In particular, we discuss two distinct yet complementary aspects of protein modeling: on the one hand, the relationship between the resolution of a model and its capacity of accurately reproducing the properties of interest; on the other hand, the possibility of employing a lower resolution description of a detailed model to extract simple, useful, and intelligible information from the latter.

scholarly journals Saint-Exupéry Et La Question Des Relations Humaines : Une étude de Vol de Nuit et Terre des Hommes

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Mawuyra Gli
Keyword(s):  
Human Person ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Relationship ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Fundamental Nature ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

Man is by nature a gregarious being. He is a member of a community in which human beings are in constant confrontation. He has various connections with members of his community. Because of the fundamental nature of what is at stake, his relationship with other members is at the same time a source of cohesion and conflict. On the one hand, it unites (or binds) the subjects of the global society and contributes to their fulfillment. But on the other hand, it can be a source of tension and conflict between actors or agents, individual or collective. The present study aims at analyzing the importance of human relations as conceived by Saint-Exupéry in two of his narrative texts: Vol de Nuit (Night Flight) and Terre des Hommes (Wind, Sand and Stars). Based on the hypothesis that the relationship that human beings maintain among themselves can contribute favorably to their development, the study further seeks to expose the importance and implication of human relations in the texts of Saint- Exupéry. This study is in the domain of humanism (a theory or doctrine which takes as its end the human person and his development). The study demonstrates to what end the phenomenon of human relations is evoked in the two narrative texts. This will undoubtedly lead us to understand the reflections Saint-Exupéry presents in his texts. The study is based on textual data collected from the two texts. It is hoped that this paper would help readers better appreciate the question of human relationship as an aspect of the author’s humanist persuasion.

Misreading Egypt

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Schotter
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Narrative Form ◽  
Experimental Film ◽  
Tower Of Babel ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Sergei Eisenstein ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Modern Technologies

The first chapter of Hieroglyphic Modernisms exposes the complex history of Western misconceptions of Egyptian writing from antiquity to the present. Hieroglyphs bridge the gap between modern technologies and the ancient past, looking forward to the rise of new media and backward to the dispersal of languages in the mythical moment of the Tower of Babel. The contradictory ways in which hieroglyphs were interpreted in the West come to shape the differing ways that modernist writers and filmmakers understood the relationship between writing, film, and other new media. On the one hand, poets like Ezra Pound and film theorists like Vachel Lindsay and Sergei Eisenstein use the visual languages of China and of Egypt as a more primal or direct alternative to written words. But Freud, Proust, and the later Eisenstein conversely emphasize the phonetic qualities of Egyptian writing, its similarity to alphabetical scripts. The chapter concludes by arguing that even avant-garde invocations of hieroglyphics depend on narrative form through an examination of Hollis Frampton’s experimental film Zorns Lemma.

ANALISIS KOHESI DAN KOHORENSI DALAM WACANA BERITA KEMISKINAN DAN RAMADHAN DALAM KORAN REPUBLIKA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Resdianto Permata Raharjo ◽  
Ahmad Sudali
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coherence Analysis ◽  
Lexical Cohesion ◽  
News Discourse ◽  
The Relationship

This journal explains the results of cohesion and coherence analysis in the current new news discourse in Indonesia published by Republika, Thursday 16 May 2019. The research uses descriptive methods by describing and explaining the results of the analysis found in the study. This research is a type of qualitative research because the results tend to be released and descriptive. the technique used in this study is to take data, data collection is done in two ways, namely listening and taking notes. This study found the results of the use of cohesion and and the use of coherence. Cohesion is the integration between the parts that are characterized by the use of language elements. Cohesion is divided into two parts, lexical cohesion and grammatical cohesion. Grammatical cohesion includes conjunction, reference, release, substitution. Lexical cohesion includes antonyms, synonyms, repetitions, metonymy, and hypomini. Whereas, cohorence is the relationship between elements one with the other elements so that it has an integrated meaning.  

Researching (with) Major Food Retailers

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Evans
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Major Food ◽  
Food Retailers ◽  
Food Retailer ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Opening Up

This paper considers the relationship between social science and the food industry, and it suggests that collaboration can be intellectually productive and morally rewarding. It explores the middle ground that exists between paid consultancy models of collaboration on the one hand and a principled stance of nonengagement on the other. Drawing on recent experiences of researching with a major food retailer in the UK, I discuss the ways in which collaborating with retailers can open up opportunities for accessing data that might not otherwise be available to social scientists. Additionally, I put forward the argument that researchers with an interest in the sustainability—ecological or otherwise—of food systems, especially those of a critical persuasion, ought to be empirically engaging with food businesses. I suggest that this is important in terms of generating better understandings of the objectionable arrangements that they seek to critique, and in terms of opening up conduits through which to affect positive changes. Cutting across these points is the claim that while resistance to commercial engagement might be misguided, it is nevertheless important to acknowledge the power-geometries of collaboration and to find ways of leveling and/or leveraging them. To conclude, I suggest that universities have an important institutional role to play in defining the terms of engagement as well as maintaining the boundaries between scholarship and consultancy—a line that can otherwise become quite fuzzy when the worlds of commerce and academic research collide.

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