A Reflexive Account of Reusing Qualitative Data: Beyond                     Primary/Secondary Dualism

Bishop, Libby

doi:10.5153/sro.1553

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“…Instead of seeing secondary use of original data as a problem in itself, we should rather evaluate how we can use data from any source, what they offer and how we can use it to answer particular research questions (cf. Bishop, 2007;Mason, 2007;Savage, 2005Savage, , 2007.…”

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Using elderly data theoretically: personal life in 1949/1950 and individualisation theory

Duncan

2012

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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The use of secondary data in sociological research has attracted much critique. For some commentators, problems are so severe that the use of secondary data is greatly compromised, perhaps best avoided. For others, these issues do not seem particularly severe and, sometimes, the objections seem misplaced. I review these problems and their resolutions, illustrated by my own research on personal life in 1949/1950 -which I undertook to assess the assumption of 'traditional society' made by individualisation theory. I conclude that the problems identified in using secondary data are actually problems inherent in any use of data. While these problems may be (but are not necessarily) more troublesome in secondary use, they can usually be overcome or accommodated. Instead of seeing secondary use of data as a problem in itself, we should rather evaluate how we can use data from any source, what they offer and how we can use them to answer particular research questions.

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Using elderly data theoretically: personal life in 1949/1950 and individualisation theory

Duncan

2012

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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“…Rather than providing abstract knowledge, they can be read as relics revealing features of the research process itself (see Savage 2005a). This can be seen as part of Moore's (2007) argument that we should focus less on the issue of re-use, and more about how we use this data, much in the same way that historians do when confronted with disparate sources (see also Bishop 2007). We should not frame the issue of re-use in positivist terms, where we focus on how we might consider how we might validate or disprove the arguments made by qualitative social scientists by going back to their data and showing if they misinterpreted their own work.…”

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Changing Social Class Identities in Post-War Britain: Perspectives from Mass-Observation

Savage

2007

Sociological Research Online

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»Wandel sozialer Klassenidentitäten im Nachkriegs-Britannien:Perspektiven von "Mass-Observation"«. The idea that class identities have waned in importance over recent decades is a staple feature of much contemporary social theory yet has not been systematically investigated using primary historical data. This paper re-uses qualitative data collected by MassObservation which asks about the social class identities of correspondents of its directives in two different points in time, 1948 and 1990. I show that there were significant changes in the way that class was narrated in these two periods. There is not simple decline of class identities, but rather a subtle reworking of the means by which class is articulated. In the earlier period MassObservers are ambivalent about class in ways which indicate the power of class as a form of ascriptive inscription. By 1990, Mass-Observers do not see class identities as the ascribed product of their birth and upbringing, but rather they elaborate a reflexive and individualised account of their mobility between class positions in ways which emphasise the continued importance of class identities. As well as being a contribution to debates on changing class identities, the paper highlights the value of the re-use of qualitative data as a means of examining patterns and processes of historical change.

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“…The reticence of policy-makers to translate qualitative data into a means of informing health policy and improving health service provision may relate to a more general lack of awareness of the qualitative paradigm. [53][54][55][56] The aim of the fifth objective was to draw on expertise, both within HERG and of archivists, primary researchers and secondary analysts of qualitative data, in health care and in other disciplines, to discuss and develop recommendations for the archiving and preparation of qualitative data for sharing for secondary analysis. Following the workshop, we have developed a 1-day training course on the secondary analysis of qualitative data for inclusion in the HERG programme of qualitative research methods courses.…”

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Informing the development of NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) quality standards through secondary analysis of qualitative narrative interviews on patients’ experiences

Ziébland

Locock

Fitzpatrick

et al. 2014

Health Services and Delivery Research

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BackgroundWe set out to explore if, and how, an archive of qualitative, narrative interviews covering over 60 health issues could be used to inform the development of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standards. We also sought to identify which aspects of health care are important to people facing different health conditions and to test a set of ‘core components’ in focus groups with people who tend to be less well represented in interview research studies.Objectives(1) To conduct qualitative secondary analysis (of collections of narrative interviews) to identify common, core components of patients’ experiences of the NHS. (2) To test these candidate components with (i) further purposive sampling of the interview collections and (ii) a series of focus groups with users. (3) To embed the project alongside the development of NICE clinical guidelines and quality standards. (4) To inform the development of measurement tools on patients’ experiences. (5) To develop and share resources and skills for secondary analysis of qualitative health research.Methods and data sourcesWe used qualitative methods including qualitative secondary analysis, interviews with team members and focus groups. We also ran a workshop on secondary analysis practice and a dissemination seminar. The secondary analysis used narrative interviews from the archive held by the Health Experiences Research Group in Oxford. These interviews have been collected over a 12-year period, number over 3500 and are copyrighted to the University of Oxford for research publications and broadcasting. Other data were digital recordings of interviews and observations at meetings. We prepared reports intended to contribute to NICE clinical guidelines and quality standards development.ResultsWe identified eight consistently important aspects of care: involving the patient in decisions; a friendly and caring attitude; an understanding of how life is affected; seeing the same health professional; guiding through difficult conversations; taking time to explain; pointing towards further support; and efficiently sharing health information across services. Expectations varied but we found few differences in what is valued, even when we tested the reach of these ideas with groups who rarely take part in mainstream health research. The asthma report for NICE highlighted several issues, but only the importance of proper inhaler training contributed to a quality statement. Several barriers were identified to using (unpublished) tailor-made analyses in NICE product development.ConclusionsWe compared the perspectives about what is most valued in health care between people with different health conditions. They were in agreement, even though their experiences of health-care relationships varied enormously. With regard to the NICE clinical guideline and quality standard development process, the usual source of evidence is published qualitative or quantitative research. Unpublished secondary analysis of qualitative data did not fit the usual criteria for evidence. We suggest that targeted secondary analysis of qualitative data has more potential when the qualitative literature is sparse, unclear or contradictory. Further work might include further testing of the identified core components in other patient groups and health conditions, and collaboration with NICE technical teams to establish whether or not it is possible to identify areas of patient experience research where targeted secondary analyses have potential to add to a qualitative literature synthesis.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

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A Reflexive Account of Reusing Qualitative Data: Beyond Primary/Secondary Dualism

Cited by 80 publications

References 29 publications

Using elderly data theoretically: personal life in 1949/1950 and individualisation theory

Using elderly data theoretically: personal life in 1949/1950 and individualisation theory

Changing Social Class Identities in Post-War Britain: Perspectives from Mass-Observation

Informing the development of NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) quality standards through secondary analysis of qualitative narrative interviews on patients’ experiences

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