WORKING WITH NVIVO Kristoffer Greaves - Doctoral Researcher -
Deakin University
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ABOUT ME
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PARTICULARS what is NVivo? organise research (inc.
classifications and attributes) review literature (inc. Endnote)
undertake framework matrices and cluster analyses produce memos -
text and visualisations for writing up explicit and emergent coding
approaches
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WHAT IS NVIVO? Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis
Software "CAQDAS" There are other suppliers, some are free, e.g.
TAMS Download from Deakin Software Support Deakin sometimes funds
training (recommended) Full functionality on Windows Less
functionality on Mac at this stage (*sigh*) Basically a database
with powerful qualitative analysis tools
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PAUSE... A METHODOLOGICAL MOMENT CAQDAS a computational,
nominalising operation Counter-intuitive for some qualitative
researchers Certeau: computational activities "freeze" object,
discursive operation of "scientific" "validity" (Heterologies)
Kristoffer: computational activities also enabling, emancipatory,
and part of everyday life (so ignoring them "others" them) Use
reflexivity and Certeau's "heterological science" to examine how
you use CAQDAS CAQDAS not a substitute for intellectual engagement
and skill
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USEFUL BOOKS
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NVIVO ONLINE HELPHELP
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NVIVO YOUTUBE CHANNELCHANNEL
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NVIVO ON LINKEDINLINKEDIN
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ORGANISE: SOURCES IN FOLDERS
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DESIGN FRAMEWORK
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ORGANISE: SOURCE CLASSIFICATIONS
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ORGANISE: ATTRIBUTES FOR CLASSIFICATIONS
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LIT REVIEW WITH ENDNOTE Select references in Endnote Export as
XML file Import into NVivo as Other Source PDFs go into Sources
folder Notes imported as Memos Consider coding PDFs as Case
Nodes
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SELECT SOURCES
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CLICK FILE CLICK SAVE AS NAME THE FILE SAVE AS XML OUTPUT
STYLE: ENDNOTE EXPORT CHECK EXPORT SELECTED REFERENCES SAVE TO
DESKTOP
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Nvivo EXTERNAL DATA TAB FROM OTHER SOURCES FROM ENDNOTE
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CHOOSE XML FILE
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CHOOSE TO ORGANISE BY TITLE OR AUTHOR
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TAKES TIME TO IMPORT!
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PDFs IMPORTED INTO INTERNAL SOURCES FOLDER NOTES FROM CITATION
MANAGER IMPORTED INTO MEMOs FOLDER
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CODE SOURCES AS CASE NODES Select the sources > Go to Create
tab > Items > Create as Case Nodes > Select save locate
etc
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CLICK CREATE AS CASE NODES
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CONFIRM LOCATION FOR CASE NODES IN NODES FOLDER
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SOURCES NOW CODED AS CASE NODES IN NODES FOLDER
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CODING FOR LITERATURE REVIEW EXPLICIT OR EMERGENT? Explicit
pre-define concepts for coding (create your own codebook), then
create nodes for those concepts Emergent coding in-vivo creating
concepts as they emerge from the source Kelle: theoretical
sensitivity a way of reconciling both approaches For me: usually
explicit approach for Literature Review In a hurry? Try text
searching and saving results as a node.
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TEXT SEARCH GO TO QUERY TAB CLICK ON TEXT SEARCH CHECK ADD TO
PROJECT NAME THE SEARCH
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SELEC T SEARCH TERMS SELECT SOURCES TO SEARCH SELECT CREATE
RESULTS AS NEW NODE + NARROW CONTEXT
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SEARCH RESULTS IN REFERENCE VIEW SEARCH RESULTS IN PDF
VIEW
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RESULTS SAVED IN QUERIES FOLDER CAN CREATE THEME NODE FROM THE
SEARCH RESULT
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TEXT SEARCH RESULT CODING A THEME NODE IN VIVO FROM RESULT
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FRAMEWORK MATRICES COMPARE AUTHORS AND THEMES Choose Create Tab
Click Framework Matrix, then Name it Choose Case Nodes for Rows
Choose Theme Nodes for Columns Empty table appears Choose Analyze
Tab Click Autoanalyze Table cells populated by Case rows and Theme
columns Can code on and edit text in cells, but consider exporting
as Excel spreadsheet
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CHOOSE CREATE TAB CLICK ON FRAMEWORK MATRIX NAME THE FRAMEWORK
MATRIX CHOOSE CASE NODES FOR ROWS
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CASE NODES SELECTED FOR ROWS CHOOSE THEME NODES FOR COLUMNS
CHOSEN THEME NODES
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CLICK AUTOSUMMARIZE AUTOSUMMARIZE FILLS COLUMNS WITH TEXT CODED
TO THEME BY CASES IN ROWS CAN CODE ON IN CELLS
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MATRIX CODING QUERIES COMPARE CODES, ATTRIBUTES ETC Go to Query
Tab Click Matrix Coding Select Add to Project Select Items you want
to compare in Rows and Columns then Run Produces data table and
charts Example Yes/No responses compared to child themes
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GO TO QUERY TAB CLICK MATRIX CODING NAME THE QUERY
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SELECT ROW NODES SELECT COLUMN NODES
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SELECT SEARCH CRITERIA SELECT CREATE RESULTS AS NEW NODE MATRIX
THEN RUN
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NODE MATRIX TABLE CHARTS
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