Exploring the Purposes of Qualitative Data Coding in Educational Enquiry: Insights from recent research

Abstract

Abstract A number of questions are raised concerning the purposes of data coding in qualitative research. It is suggested that in some cases these purposes may usefully be organised into two broad categories, each of which requires a separate coding response. A research project is briefly described in which it was found useful to employ two distinct, though connected, phases of data coding along the lines proposed.