Affiliation:
1. BANDIRMA ONYEDİ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
This paper aims to explore how qualitative data analysis programs are used by Turkish researchers in communication studies and the value software programs add to the research. Studies included in this systematic review were gathered from DergiPark, Web of Science Core Collection, and Scopus scientific databases. A total of 120 studies were identified. It has been determined that only MAXQDA, NVivo, and Atlas.ti programs are preferred in media and communication studies published by Turkish academics. According to the findings of the study, Turkish communication researchers benefiting from QDAS programs primarily target nationally indexed journals rather than internationally indexed ESCI and SSCI journals. A significantly large proportion of reviewed articles do not use a well-articulated methodology for the analysis process. Reliability and validity were ignored in almost half of the sample. QDAS programs are used for reasons such as facilitating data management, data visualization, and working on different data sets. A notable observation made in this study was that programs are mostly used in the social media field. Universities should provide opportunities for graduate students and academic staff to spread QDAS programs, it was suggested in the research.
Publisher
Akdeniz Universitesi Iletisim Fakultesi Dergisi
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