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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 1443-9883
- DOI
- 10.1108/14439881211222705
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline a process to assist adult learners and researchers to capture, streamline and retrieve data for the analysis of content from various resources of information encountered in research.Designmethodologyapproach The system is described, including a rationale for its benefit to qualitative researchers utilising multiple sources of data.Findings The system is designed mainly to assist the academic expedition of postgraduate students predominantly engaged in qualitative research. It covers theoretical aspects of adult learning principles combined with a systematic method for managing qualitative data.Originalityvalue Working from the assumption that adult learners are timepoor and likely to be working fulltime, the paper discusses these learners need for an efficient method of recording and retrieving information and provides a straightforward, cataloguing process which the author developed when conducting postgraduate research.
Journal
Qualitative Research Journal – Emerald Publishing
Published: Apr 6, 2012