Using software in qualitative research: a step-by-step guide

Qualitative data analysis and CAQDAS

The nature of software support for research projects

Software summaries

Data and their preparation for CAQDAS packages

Early steps in software : practical tasks and familiarisation

Exploration and data-level work

Qualitative coding in software : principles and processes

Basic retrieval of coded data

Working with coding schemes

Managing processes and interpretations by writing

Mapping ideas and linking concepts

Organising data by known characteristics

Interrogating the dataset

Convergence, closeness, choice.