The Attempt to Use the Computer Program QDA Miner in the Research Project „Cztery dyskursy o nowoczesności – modernizm peryferii na przykładzie Łodzi (XIX–XX wiek)”

Abstract

The goal of the article is to present the main theoretical and methodological approach of the research project „Cztery dyskursy o nowoczesności – modernizm peryferii na przykładzie Łodzi (XIX–XX wiek)” and to put across the potential support of one of CAQDAS programs for research processes at hand.

In the text, one can find the results of implementation of QDA Miner program (prepared by Provalis company) to the analyses of historical press. Capability and impact the program has on research will be taken under examination. We are going to describe how the characteristics of QDA Miner are impacting upon the construction of empirical database, its selection, categorization, and description. In addition, the article is thought as an extension of previous knowledge about the implementation of computer programs to the process of qualitative analyses.

The structure of the article consists of: brief history of using computer programs in qualitative analyses and short description of research project. In the next part, we present why the QDA Miner was chosen. In the last part of the article, one can find the first impressions and conclusions regarding the use of this program to qualitative analyses of collected material.