Qualitative data analysis for applied policy research

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Qualitative data analysis for applied policy research

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The last two decades have seen a notable growth in the use of qualitative methods for applied social policy research. Qualitative research is now used to explore and understand a diversity of social and public policy issues, either as an independent research strategy or in combination with some form of statistical inquiry. The wider use of qualitative methods has come about for a number of reasons but is underpinned by the persistent requirement in social policy fields to understand complex behaviours, needs, systems and cultures.

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The researchers adopted framework analysis, a form of directed content analysis wherein researchers first familiarise themselves with the data, develop an analytical framework, and subsequently index data according to this framework.
“Consequently, we adopted framework analysis (Ritchie and Spencer, 2002; Goldsmith, 2021), a form of directed content analysis wherein researchers first familiarise themselves with the data, develop an analytical framework, and subsequently index data according to this framework.”
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Background
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“30 A Framework approach 31 was used for analysis.”

Venue: Analyzing Qualitative Data
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-09
Pages: 187-208
DOI: 10.4324/9780203413081-14
OpenAlex: W1588965071
Cited by: 4,964
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 68 · 2024: 85 · 2023: 95 · 2022: 89 · 2021: 314 · 2020: 298 · 2019: 331 · 2018: 284 · 2017: 277 · 2016: 291 · 2015: 361 · 2014: 386 · 2013: 357 · 2012: 313
FWCI: 415.52
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Science and Policy Research
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Data Analysis and Archiving
Keywords: qualitative data analysis, social policy, mixed methods

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