Qualitative Research

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General Resources & Collections

• National Center for Research Methods

  • NCRM provides a collection of tutorials on a variety of topics, including qualitative methods. Access their qualitative library here. 

Qualitative Software

• Taguette

  • Taguette is a free, open-source tool for qualitative data analysis. It lets you easily code and analyze text data, whether it’s interview transcripts, survey responses, or any other type of text. You can highlight sections of text, tag them with specific codes, and organize your findings all in one place. Taguette can installed on your device or used online. 

  • A written tutorial for using Taguette can be found here. 

• Delve

  • Delve is another tool that can assist in coding and analyzing qualitative data. Though it is not free, it offers some additional tools that Taguette does not. Learn more about Delve Tools here. 

  • A video from a webinar illustrating how to use Delve (specifically for grounded theory research) can be found here. 

Research Approaches & Methods

(Auto)Ethnography

• • What is (auto)ethnography?

    • "Ethnography: Definition & Examples (Explained in 3 Minutes)" video by Helpful Professor Explains!

    • "Autoethnography: Definition & Examples (3 Minute Explanation)" video by Helpful Professor Explains! 

    • "Ethnography the Basics, A Beginners Guide to Ethnographic Methods" video by Degree Doctor

    • "Ethnography Research: Types Explained with Examples" video by ShikkhaPath 

    • "What is Ethnographic Research? Methods and Examples" written blog by Sunaina Singh (Researcher Life) 

  • Analyzing (auto)ethnographic data

    • "Ethnographic Content Analysis" video by Degree Doctor 

  • Examples

    • "Overcoming Shame Using Black Studies & Autoethnography"  video by Dr. Katie Dieter - Tedx Talks

Case Studies

• "Case Study Research: Types and Examples" video by ShikkhaPath  

• "Process Tracing" video by Lindsay Mayka 

• "Process Tracing Methodology" video by Dr. David Hayes 

• Data collection 

  • "Data Collection in Case Study Research" video by Dr. Rakesh Maurya 

Grounded Theory

• "Your Complete Guide to Grounded Theory Research" written guide by Qualtrics 

• "Grounded Theory Online" website including an explainer section and several resources and examples 

• "Grounded Theory Guide (2025): Explained Step-by-Step" written guide and video by MAXQDA

Narrative Research 

• "What is Narrative Research?" video by T Lana

• "What (Exactly) is Narrative Analysis?" video by Grad Coach 

• "Designing Narrative Research" written guide by Dr. Janet Salmons (Sage Research Methods Community) 

  • includes links to several other examples and resources 

• "Steps in Conducting Narrative Research" written guide by Colorado State University 

• Examples

  • "Living in the Space Between Participant and Researcher as a Narrative Inquirer: Examining Ethnic Identity of Chinese Canadian Students as Conflicting Stories to Live By" by Elaine Chan 

Phenomenological Research 

• "Phenomenological Research Design" written guide by Delve. 

• "Phenomenological Study" written guide by the University of Melbourne 

  • includes links to additional readings and resources 

Data Collection (General Resources) 

• How-To Guides for Interviews

  • "Qualitative Interviews - A How-To Guide to Interviewing in Social Science" video by Armchair Academics

Coding & Data Analysis (General Resources) 

• Open, Axial, and Selective Coding

  • View a beginner-friendly video explaining the coding process for grounded theory research here.