Resources

If you are new to qualitative enquiry, please see the Primers page for recommended introduction materials.

Lumivero’s NVivo Resources

Below are links to Lumivero’s NVivo User Help pages for the more recent Windows and MacOS versions of NVivo.

Windows:

MacOS:

The best texts on using software for qualitative analysis:

Jackson, Kristi, and Pat Bazeley. (2019) Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd.
- PDF for Chapter 1 - ‘Where to begin?’
- Click by click instructions accompanying the book.
Bazeley, Pat. (2017) ‘Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software (QDAS) to Assist Data Analyses’. Pp. 1–18 in Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences, edited by P. Liamputtong. Singapore: Springer.
- Open access copy.

Also useful as a basis for understanding qualitative analysis, coding, and writing up more generally:

Bazeley, Pat. 2020. Qualitative Data Analysis: Practical Strategies. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Pubications.
- Hard-copies available in most university libraries.
Saldaña, Johnny. (2013) The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. 2nd ed. London: Sage Publications Ltd.
- An Introduction to Codes and Coding PDF of Chapter 1.

Byrne, David. (2022) ‘A Worked Example of Braun and Clarke’s Approach to Reflexive Thematic Analysis’. Quality & Quantity 56(3):1391–1412. doi: 10.1007/s11135-021-01182-y.
Hutchison, Andrew John, Lynne Halley Johnston, and Jeff David Breckon. (2010) ‘Using QSR‐NVivo to Facilitate the Development of a Grounded Theory Project: An Account of a Worked Example’. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 13(4):283–302. doi: 10.1080/13645570902996301.

Nvivo is the market leader but some other popular ones are listed below:

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