Conducting a Qualitative Document Analysis

Document analysis has been an underused approach to qualitative research. This can be valuable for various reasons. When used analyze pre-existing texts, this method allows researchers conduct studies they might otherwise not able complete. Some may have the resources or time needed do field Although videoconferencing technology and other types of software reduce some obstacles sometimes encounter, these tools are associated with problems. Participants unskillful in using afford it. Conducting a document also ethical concerns methods. Since is research method, one would expect find wide variety literature on topic. Unfortunately, documentary scant. paper designed close gap conducting by focusing advantages limitations documents as source data providing strategies selecting documents. It offers reasons reflexive thematic includes hypothetical example how researcher analysis.