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I did some qualitative research by using content analysis on text
data. Now I have videos and additional interview data from 80 persons.
I know that I should transcribe these interviews and videos but two
arguments keep me from doing that:

1) why should I destroy the power and complexity of words spoken by
writing them down (I have read some transcripts and they sometimes
loose the natural sense from the spoken word � I think this happens
because the intonation, the dynamic of conversation and the
sens-making of gestures are missing.)

2) why should I spend so much time writing down (trivializing) what
exists in a complex original and why don't I use this time to verify
the inter-rater reliability

Are there any trends out there in qualitative research that are close
to my ideas. Are there any techniques that I can use to analyse (code,
reduce, �) my interview and video data without transcribing it. Are
there any articles I can read where a researcher has successfully
analysed interview data without transcribing it.

Am I the only one who thinks like that � I couldn�t find any research
that supports my ideas yet. I would be very happy to hear your
opinions and ideas.

Thanks very much in advance

Roland


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Roland ERNST MSc
Research Associate / Lecturer

University Witten/Herdecke
Department of Healthpolicy and -management
Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50
D-58448 Witten
Germany

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