Analyze early and often
- Share key video segments with other researchers in order to get multiple interpretations, ideally at an early stage of video analysis before interpretations of events have had a chance to fully solidify in the researcher’s mind (Barron & Engle, 2007).
- “…follow a circular model of gathering and analyzing data” (Lichtman, 2012, p. 247).
- Remember:
At an informal, but essential, level, analysis is happening from the first moments of data collection. During observation, decisions are made about where to be, what to attend to, what to record, and so on. … [Decisions] shape the study based on analytic judgments about what data are desirable.
-Hatch, 2002, p. 149
References
Barron, B. & Engle, R. A. (2007). Analyzing data derived from video records. In S. J. Derry (Ed.), Guidelines for video research in education: Recommendations from an expert panel (pp. 24-33). Chicago: Data Research and Development Center.
Hatch, J. A. (2002). Doing qualitative research in education settings. New York: State University of New York Press.
Lichtman, M. (2012). Qualitative Research in Education: A User’s Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.