Articles
There is a growing body of literature on the re-use of qualitative data, addressing ethical, methodological and
epistemological issues. The following articles cover a range of
perspectives, from the experience-based to the more theoretical.
Themed issues
The following recently published special issues are recommended:
- Witzel, A., Medjedovic, I. and Kretzer, S. (2008) 'Focus: Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Data',
Historical Social Research, 33(3).
- Barbour, S., and Eley, S. (eds.) (2007) 'Refereed special section: reusing qualitative data',
Sociological Research Online [Online journal], 12(3).
The papers provide retrospective accounts of some of the most innovative and ground-breaking
qualitative research carried out since the 1950s. They offer insight into the dynamics, politics and realities
of social research.
Many of the research datasets under discussion in these papers are archived at the University of Essex at the National Social Policy and Social Change Archive
and the UK Data Archive.
Other articles by ESDS Qualidata staff
Selected articles and other publications by ESDS Qualidata staff can be found on the ESDS Qualidata publications web page.
Selected articles on the re-use of qualitative data by external researchers
Adkins, L. (2002) Revisions: gender and sexuality in late modernity, Buckingham: Open University Press.
Armstrong, D. et al. (1997) 'The place of inter-rater reliability in qualitative research: an empirical study', Sociology, 31(3), pp. 597 606.
Bell, C. (2004) 'Doing sociological research: the genre of 'owning up'', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7(1), pp. 29-33.
Bergman, M. and Eberle, T. S. (2005) 'Qualitative inquiry: research, archiving, reuse',
Forum Qualitative Socialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 6(2).
Bishop, L. (2005) 'Oot o' the groun' and intae a pot: convenience food and choice in the 20th century', paper presented at the BSA Conference, York, March 2005.
Blaxter, M. and Patterson, E. (1983) 'The goodness is out of it', in A. Murcott (ed.) The sociology of food and eating, Aldershot: Gower Press.
Boddy, M. (2001) Data policy and data archiving: report on consultation for the ESRC Research Resources Board, Bristol: University of Bristol.
Bornat, J. (2003) 'A second take: revisiting interviews with a different purpose', Oral History, Spring, pp. 47-53.
Brown, G. (2004) 'Qualidata and the preservation of meaning: researching mental health', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7(1), pp. 73-80.
Carusi, A. (2009) 'From data archive to ethical labyrinth', Qualitative Research, 9(3), pp. 285-298.
Corti, L. and Backhouse, G. (2000) 'Qualitative archives: short descriptions: ESRC qualitative archival resource centre (Qualidata), University of Essex, UK',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
Corti, L. et al. (2000) 'Confidentiality and informed consent: issues for consideration in the preservation of and provision of access to qualitative data archives',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
Corti, L. et al. (1995) 'Archiving qualitative research data', Social Research Update, 10.
Corti, L. and Thompson, P. (1998) 'Are you sitting on your qualitative data? Qualidata's mission', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 1(1), pp. 85-89.
Corti, L. and Thompson, P. (2003) 'The secondary analysis of archived qualitative data' in C. Seale et al. (eds.) Qualitative research practice, London: Sage.
Corti, L. and Thompson, P. (2004) 'Secondary analysis of archive data' in C. Seale et al. (eds.) Qualitative Research Practice, London: Sage Publications.
Corti, L., Witzel, A. and Bishop, L. (2005) 'On the potentials and problems of secondary analysis. An introduction to the FQS Special Issue on secondary analysis of qualitative data',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 6(1).
Corti, L., Witzel, A. and Bishop, L. (2005) 'Secondary analysis of qualitative data',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 6(1).
Fielding, N. (2000) 'The shared fate of two innovations in qualitative methodology: the relationship of qualitative software and secondary analysis of archived qualitative data',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
Fielding, N. (2001) 'Automating the ineffable: getting the maximum from archived data', paper presented at Celebrating Classic Sociology, Essex, July 5-6, 2001.
Fielding, N. (2004) 'Getting the most from archived qualitative data: epistemological, practical and professional obstacles', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7(1), pp. 97-104.
Fielding, N. and Fielding, J. (2000) 'Resistance and adaptation to criminal identity: using secondary analysis to evaluate classic studies of crime and deviance', Sociology, 2000.
Fogel, R. W. and Elton, G. R. (1983) Which road to the past?, New Haven: Yale University Press.
Glaser, B. (1962) 'Secondary analysis: a strategy for the use of knowledge from research elsewhere', Social Problems, 10(1), pp. 70-74.
Hammersley, M. (1997) 'Qualitative data archiving: some reflections on its prospects and problems', Sociology, 31(1), pp. 131-42.
Hammersley, M. (2004) 'Towards a usable past for qualitative research', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7(1), pp. 19-28.
Haraway, D. (1988) 'Situated knowledges: the science question in feminism and the privilege of partial perpective', Feminist Studies, 14(3), pp. 575-599.
Heaton, J. (1998) 'Secondary analysis of qualitative data', Social Research Update, Autumn issue, Guildford: University of
Surrey, Institute of Social Research.
Heaton, J. (2000) Secondary analysis of qualitative data: a review of the literature, end-of-award report to ESRC, SPRU,
University of York, August 2000.
Heaton, J. (2004) Reworking qualitative data, London: Sage.
Heaton, J. (2004) 'Wandering off the beaten track: re-using qualitative data in doctoral research', ESRC Research Methods Festival 2004.
Hinds, P., Vogel, R. and Clarke-Steffen, L. (1997) 'The possibilities and pitfalls of doing a secondary analysis of a qualitative data set', Qualitative Health Research, 7(3), pp. 408-24.
Hodson, R. (2001) Dignity at work, Cambridge: Cambridge University.
Holstein, J. and Gubrium, J. (2004) 'Context: working it up, down, and across' in Seale, C. et al. (eds.) Qualitative research practice, London: Sage.
James, J. B. and Sørensen, A. (2000) 'Archiving longitudinal data for future research: why qualitative data
add to a study's usefulness',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
Konopásek, Z. and Kusá, Z. (2000) 'Re-use of life stories in an ethnomethodological research',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
Kuehn, T. and Witzel, A. (2000) 'Strategies in using a qualitative database for the analysis of problem-centered
interviews',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
Mauthner, N., Parry, O. and Backett-Milburn, K. (1998) 'The data are out there, or are they? Implications for archiving and revisiting qualitative data', Sociology, 32(4), pp. 733-45.
Mauthner, N. S. and Doucet, A. (2003) 'Reflexive accounts and accounts of reflexivity in qualitative data analysis', Sociology, 37(3), pp. 413-431.
May, V. (2008) 'On Being a 'Good' Mother: The Moral Presentation of Self in Written Life Stories', Sociology, 42(3), pp. 470-486.
Moore, N. (2005) '(Re)using qualitative data? Thoughts from the CRESC Qualitative Research Laboratory', paper presented at Reusing Qualitative Data Workshop, CRESC, Manchester, 28 September, 2005.
Nairn, K. et al. (2005) 'A counter-narrative of a 'failed' interview', Qualitative Research, 5(2), pp. 221-244.
Parry, O. and Mauthner, N. (2004) 'Whose data are they anyway? Practical, legal and ethical issues in archiving qualitative research data', Sociology, 38(1), pp. 139-152.
Parry, O. and Mauthner, N. (2005) 'Back to basics: who re-uses qualitative data and why?', Sociology, 39(2), pp. 337-342.
Plummer, K. (2001) Documents of Life 2: an invitation to a critical humanism, London: Saye.
Savage, M. (2005) 'Revisiting classic qualitative studies',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 6(1), Art. 31.
Savage, M. (2005) 'Working-class identities in the 1960s: revisiting the Affluent Worker Study', Sociology, 39(5), pp. 929-946.
Savage, M. (2005) 'Understanding popular identities in post-war Britain: the case of social class', paper presented at the Reusing Qualitative Data Workshop, CRESC, Manchester, 29 September, 2005.
Sheridan, D. (2000) 'Reviewing mass-observation: the archive and its researchers thirty years on',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
Szabo, V. and Strang, V. (1997) 'Secondary analysis of qualitative data', Advances in Nursing Science, 20(2), pp. 66-74.
Thompson, P. (2003) 'Towards ethical practice in the use of archived transcripted interviews: a response', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 6(4), pp. 357-360.
Thompson, P. (2004) 'Pioneering the life story method', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7(1), pp. 81-84.
Van den Berg, H. (2005) 'Reanalyzing qualitative interviews from different angles: the risk of decontextualization and other problems of sharing qualitative data',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 6(1).
Zeitlyn, David (2000) 'Archiving anthropology',
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research [Online journal], 1(3).
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