Qualitative Data - Practices for RDM Planning and Sharing
Qualitative methods let us share nuanced interpretations of multifaceted issues. They let us understand lived experiences and motivations, see a research question from different standpoints, and highlight contexts. Qualitative research data can take the form of interview transcripts, oral histories, focus groups, field notes, audio, video, and more. Some qualitative researchers are accustomed to research data management (RDM) and data sharing, while others are less familiar.
This workshop welcomes both groups to learn about best practices and considerations for managing and sharing quantitative data. We’ll start with practical skills and workflows, and then move on to a discussion about hesitations and urgencies. Qualitative research often grows out of relationships of trust, and information is deeply contextual, making data sharing sticky. However, communities are often approached by different researchers for similar information, and data sharing can also help alleviate research fatigue. Let’s learn and unpack together!
Presentation by Danica Evering, Research Data Management Specialist. Book an appointment with Danica or another member of the Sherman Centre Team.
This workshop is a companion presentation to “Securely Managing and Publishing Sensitive Data” - watch here
Workshop recording
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Workshop slides
Resources referenced during the presentation:
Planning for Qualitative Data
- RDM Services Page - Data Management Plans
- Data Management Plans - DMP Assistant
- DMP Example for Mixed Methods Research - Digital Research Alliance of Canada
- Sensitive Data Expert Group - RDM Language for Informed Consent
- Nderitu, David, and Claudia Emerson. “The Indigenous African Cultural Value of Human Tissues and Implications for Bio-Banking.” Developing World Bioethics n/a, no. n/a.
Data Collection and Analysis
- RDM Services Page - Encrypting Data
- RDM Services Page - Encrypting Data
- UK DataService - Example Data List
- Libby Bishop, “A Reflexive Account of Reusing Qualitative Data: Beyond Primary/Secondary Dualism,” Article (Sociological Research Online, May 30, 2007)
- RDM Services - Securely Managing and Publishing Sensitive Data
- Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship - Social Media Data
Publishing Qualitative Data
- VandeVusse, Alicia, Jennifer Mueller, and Sebastian Karcher. “Qualitative Data Sharing: Participant Understanding, Motivation, and Consent.” Qualitative Health Research 32, no. 1 (January 2022): 182–91.
- Vivli.org
- Qualitative Data Repository (QDR)
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
- FRDR Sensitive Data Pilot Project