Understanding participants' perspectives in qualitative research is contingent on unravelling the essential meaning of their speech. When data are collected in native language and translated into English language, the underlying sociocultural meaning of participants' speech can be missed. This paper discusses a new contextual coding approach and illustrates its application in research. The technique was used in a phenomenological study in Pakistan and a mixed methods study in Europe. Contextual coding entails a preliminary coding stage involving data reading in native language, choosing socially and culturally relevant words and phrases, and developing preliminary codes. The concluding coding stage focuses on creating a sociocultural query list, seeking answers through discussions among multilingual individuals, and finding a common language for code description. Contextual coding can enable researchers to understand sociocultural meaning of their data at an early stage, rather than waiting at the later stage of theme development to contextualize the findings.

Younas, A., Cuoco, A., Vellone, E., Fabregues, S., Barrios, E. (2022). Contextual Coding in Qualitative Research Involving Participants with Diverse Sociocultural Backgrounds. THE QUALITATIVE REPORT, 27(11), 2509-2527 [10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5702].

Contextual Coding in Qualitative Research Involving Participants with Diverse Sociocultural Backgrounds

Cuoco, A;Vellone, E;
2022-01-01

Abstract

Understanding participants' perspectives in qualitative research is contingent on unravelling the essential meaning of their speech. When data are collected in native language and translated into English language, the underlying sociocultural meaning of participants' speech can be missed. This paper discusses a new contextual coding approach and illustrates its application in research. The technique was used in a phenomenological study in Pakistan and a mixed methods study in Europe. Contextual coding entails a preliminary coding stage involving data reading in native language, choosing socially and culturally relevant words and phrases, and developing preliminary codes. The concluding coding stage focuses on creating a sociocultural query list, seeking answers through discussions among multilingual individuals, and finding a common language for code description. Contextual coding can enable researchers to understand sociocultural meaning of their data at an early stage, rather than waiting at the later stage of theme development to contextualize the findings.
2022
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/45
English
data coding
qualitative research
research methods
cross-cultural research
multi-lingual research
contextual coding
Younas, A., Cuoco, A., Vellone, E., Fabregues, S., Barrios, E. (2022). Contextual Coding in Qualitative Research Involving Participants with Diverse Sociocultural Backgrounds. THE QUALITATIVE REPORT, 27(11), 2509-2527 [10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5702].
Younas, A; Cuoco, A; Vellone, E; Fabregues, S; Barrios, E
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