Analysing Real Life Mixed Methods Data
Date: Tuesday 24 June 2008 (Please note this workshop is now full, but we have started a waiting list).
Location: Nottingham Trent University
Workshop Organisers: Jennifer Mason and Real Life Methods colleagues
Workshop Content
This workshop will outline and explore different approaches to analysing data generated using ‘real life methods’, by which we mean methods that try to get close to people's lived experience and to resonate with ‘real life’. Such data are often, although not always, qualitative and unstructured in nature, and can take a range of forms including textual, auditory, observational and visual.
In the morning, the workshop will provide a series of ‘taster’ sessions of different approaches, all using data from our Living Resemblances project. There will be a chance to relate these different approaches to participants’ own research projects in small group sessions at the end of the morning, facilitated by members of the team.
In the afternoon, the workshop will focus first on ways of linking ‘numerical’ and ‘qualitative’ data, and then on ways of writing with or from different forms of data. The workshop will conclude with a plenary discussion session.
| 9.30 | Tea, coffee and registration |
| 9.55 | Introduction Jennifer Mason, Real Life Methods |
| Session 1: Different analytical approaches - taster sessions based on the Living Resemblances Project data. (More information about Living Resemblances.) | |
| 10.00 | Thematic Content Analysis Jennifer Mason, University of Manchester |
| 10.30 | A psychoanalytical approach Brendan Gough, Nottingham Trent University |
| 11.00 | Tea & Coffee |
| 11.30 | Metaphor-led discourse analysis Lynne Cameron, Open University |
| 12.00 | Focusing on visuals Jon Prosser, University of Leeds |
| 12.30 | Vegetarian lunch |
Session 2: Getting data to "speak to each other" |
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| 1.30 | Groupwork Participants will have a chance, in small groups, to relate the ideas and approaches from the morning session to their own research. |
| 2.15 | Using quantitative and qualitative data together to get the best from both Jo Green, University of York |
| 2.45 | Writing with (different forms of) data Jennifer Mason, University of Manchester |
| 3.15 | Whole group discussion |
| 4.00 | Refreshments |
| 4.30 | Close |
Workshop audience
This is an intermediate level workshop which should be of interest to social science researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
Registration
The workshop is free of charge. A vegetarian lunch and refreshments throughout the day will be provided. Participants must fund their own travel and accommodation.
An administration fee may be charged in the case of cancellations less than 10 working days before the workshop, or where delegates do not attend.
This workshop is now full, however if you would like to be added to the waiting list you can still Register online >
Location
Nottingham Trent University.
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