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In the new Fourth Edition of her inventive, one–of–a–kind book, author Valerie J. Janesick uses dance, yoga, and meditation metaphors to help researchers tap into the intuitive and creative side of their research. In every chapter, “stretching” exercises help readers develop, practice, and hone fieldwork skills and vital habits of mind such as observation, interviewing, writing, creativity, technology, and analysis. While reading the book and working through the exercises, readers can complete a researcher’s reflective journal–an invaluable tool that will remain useful throughout their careers.
The Technology Habit
The Technology Habit
New technology is common. New thinking is rare.
The technology habit is one to formulate early in your career as a qualitative researcher. Qualitative researchers regularly encounter points of potential technology use in a qualitative study. When we collect data through interviewing and collect documents as data, technology can assist our work. When we create our analysis and interpretation system, we may save ourselves hours of work simply by using the free software and applications available to us. Dustin De Felice and Valerie Janesick (2014) suggest a marriage of the minds and practice for qualitative researchers and technology usage. Furthermore, by establishing the habit of using technology throughout the entire qualitative research process, qualitative researchers are well on the way ...
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