QualCoder

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QualCoder
Original author(s)Colin Curtain
Stable release
3.3 / 18 May 2023
Written inPython
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux
LicenseMIT License
Websitehttps://github.com/ccbogel/QualCoder

QualCoder is a free and open-source, qualitative data analysis software designed by Colin Curtain from the University of Tasmania. It allows for qualitative data analysis of text, images, audio, and video.[1][2][3][4] It handles many file formats and was included, with Taguette, into outstanding free qualitative data analysis software.[5] QualCoder is based on Python programming language and is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux[1][3]. It is inspired by and draws from the RQDA R package.[6]

QualCoder was discussed in the in-depth manner in the article published in American Journal of Qualitative Research[7]. The article presented the process of textual coding using the software. The authors of analysis concluded that "By using QualCoder, the researcher utilizes a dependable, efficient, and easily accessible tool to work with coding without losing transparency, rigor, and depth in the process"[8].

A number of university libraries recognized the QualCoder in their research guides, including the New Your University Libraries[9], the University of Washington Health Sciences Library[10], The University of Illinois Library[11], George Mason University Libraries[12], and University of the Free State Library[13], as well as the East Tennessee University Research Computing Services[14].

Overview and functionalities

QualCoder is sometimes described as Python alternative to RQDA, however, it provides more options related to image, audio, and video analysis[15].

The QualCoder functionalities include, e.g.[16][1][17][18]:

  • text coding,
  • image coding,
  • audio coding,
  • video coding,
  • creating of cases,
  • creating of attributes,
  • writing memos,
  • writing journal notes,
  • coding reports,
  • node graph creation,
  • file and code summaries,
  • coding comparison,
  • code relations analysis,
  • code frequencies analysis,
  • code comparison by file,
  • generation of charts,
  • SQL statements,
  • merging projects,
  • importing surveys.

QualCoder uses the SQLite data structure.[19] It implemented exportation and importation of codebook through the REFI-QDA format.[20] It also implemented export and import of whole research project through this format, however, it was not fully tested.[16] It also supports manipulations to the graph and export the Results matrix.

Research use

QualCoder was used in a number of research published in peer-reviewed journals, including research on Functional Communities,[21] mental health services,[22] self-adaptive systems,[2] English language learners’ communicative repertoires,[23] populist discourse,[24] and pharmacists experience.[8] It is also used in the developing of master's theses[25][26][27] and PhD dissertations[28][29].

Strengths of QualCoder include that it is free to use and therefore available to researchers with limited funding, while still being more advanced in functionality compared to other free open-source CAQDAS such as Taguette. A weakness is the lack of online collaboration options since QualCoder is only available as a desktop application.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hagman, Jess. "Free tools for qualitative data analysis" (PDF). ANSS Currents. 36: 19–21. ISSN 0888-5559.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wohlrab, Rebekka; Garlan, David (2022-01-11). "A negotiation support system for defining utility functions for multi-stakeholder self-adaptive systems". Requirements Engineering. doi:10.1007/s00766-021-00368-y. ISSN 1432-010X.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rampin, Rémi; Rampin, Vicky (2021). "Taguette: open-source qualitative data analysis". The Journal of Open Source Software. 6 (68): 4. doi:10.21105/joss.03522.
  4. ↑ Vardanega, Agnese (2022-01-03). "QualCoder per l'analisi qualitativa dei dati | Sociospunti" (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  5. ↑ Mateo, C. L. GUÍA PRÁCTICA PARA LA ORGANIZACIÓN Y SISTEMATIZACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN. ETNOGRAFÍAS DESDE EL REFLEJO: PRÁCTICA-APRENDIZAJE, 357.
  6. ↑ "The QualCoder GitHub Wiki, 13. Other information". GitHub.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Brailas, Alexios; Tragou, Elena; Papachristopoulos, Konstantinos (2023-04-29). "Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis and Coding with QualCoder". American Journal of Qualitative Research. 7 (3): 19–31. doi:10.29333/ajqr/13230. ISSN 2576-2141.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gargya, Diane; Mirkazemi, Corinne; Curtain, Colin (2022-03-24). "Qualitative exploration of the experiences of community pharmacists delivering the Diabetes MedsCheck service". Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 47 (8): 1194–1200. doi:10.1111/jcpt.13654. ISSN 0269-4727. PMC 9543553. PMID 35322454.
  9. ↑ Bond, Patrick. "Research Guides: Qualitative Data Analysis: Free QDA Tools". guides.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  10. ↑ Maloy, Caitlin. "Library Guides: Data Resources in the Health Sciences: Analyze/Visualize Data". guides.lib.uw.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  11. ↑ Social Sciences, Health. "LibGuides: Qualitative Data Analysis: Free Tools for QDA". guides.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  12. ↑ Kermer, Debby. "InfoGuides: Qualitative Research & Tools: Choosing". infoguides.gmu.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  13. ↑ Wyk, Cornelle Scheltema-Van. "LibGuides: Digital Scholarship Centre: Qualitative data analysis". ufs.libguides.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  14. ↑ ITS-RCS. "Qualitative Data Analysis". ETSU - Information Technology Services - Research Computing Services. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  15. ↑ Vera, Moses Chancellor (2021-01-01). "Year of Industrial Attachment at the Centre for Impact Evaluation and Research Design (CFIERD)". Industrial Attachment Report.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Curtain, Colin (May 2022). "The QualCoder Manual" (PDF). GitHub.
  17. ↑ Schmidt, G. (2022). Uma ferramenta web de apoio ao processo de análise qualitativa.
  18. ↑ Doherty, L. (2021). Transnational long-term learners of Chinese as peer mentors: language socialization, online learning, and identity (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia).
  19. ↑ "15 Sqlite data structure · ccbogel/QualCoder Wiki". GitHub.
  20. ↑ "The Rotterdam Exchange Format Initiative (REFI) website".
  21. ↑ Izlar, Joel (2019-10-02). "Local–global linkages: Challenges in organizing functional communities for ecosocial justice". Journal of Community Practice. 27 (3–4): 369–387. doi:10.1080/10705422.2019.1657536. ISSN 1070-5422.
  22. ↑ Pham, Tony V.; Koirala, Rishav; Kohrt, Brandon A. (2021-01-07). "Traditional and biomedical care pathways for mental well‐being in rural Nepal". International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 15 (1): 4. doi:10.1186/s13033-020-00433-z. ISSN 1752-4458. PMC 7792081. PMID 33413540.
  23. ↑ Gómez-Giraldo, John Steven (2022-02-06). "Promoting Dialogic Action through the Expansion of English Language Learners' Communicative Repertoires". HOW Journal. 29 (1): 84–104. doi:10.19183/how.29.1.647. ISSN 0120-5927.
  24. ↑ Çay, Furkan (2022-01-31). "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Distinctive Populist Discourse: Content Analysis". Reflektif Journal of Social Sciences. 3 (1): 201–222. doi:10.47613/reflektif.2022.65. ISSN 2718-0344.
  25. ↑ Ramsay, Sarah (2020). Framing Food Geographies : Framing analysis, food distancing, and the democratic imagination in rural and urban Ontario, Canada. Stockholms universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen. OCLC 1234831489.
  26. ↑ Landrum, Vera (2020-05-01). "Barriers to Health: Understanding the Barriers Faced by Community Intervention Projects". Master's Theses.
  27. ↑ Gey, Ronny (2020-12-14). Seeking Research Software. A Qualitative Study of Humanities Scholars' Information Practices (Thesis).
  28. ↑ Doherty, L. (2021). Transnational long-term learners of Chinese as peer mentors: language socialization, online learning, and identity (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia).
  29. ↑ Izlar, D. J. (2021). " If We Just Plant the Seed": Community Technology Centers, Community Organization, and Ecosocial Justice (Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia).

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