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In our paper in the Denzin & Lincoln volume (Richards & Richards (1994)), we made a distinction between the conceptual and textual levels of work in qualitative data analysis (QDA), and argued that future work in the computerisation of QDA would involve finding ways of crossing the gap from the textual to the conceptual levels. In this paper we will discuss more closely the relation between the two levels; will argue that bridges from textual to conceptual levels are still poorly supported; and will discuss requirements for making the bridge.
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RICHARDS, T. J. and RICHARDS, L. (1994): Using computers in qualitative research. In: N. K. DENZIN and Y. S. LINCOLN (eds.): Handbook of Qualitative Research. Sage, Thousand Oaks, 445–462.
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Richards, T., Richards, L. (1997). Qualitative Software and Analysis Structures: Solving Problems or Creating Them?. In: Klar, R., Opitz, O. (eds) Classification and Knowledge Organization. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59051-1_41
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