Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Qualitative Data Collection and Transcription

By K. L. Easton, J. F. McComish, R. Greenberg. Qualitative Health Research, 2000

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Data Collection Challenges and Recommendations for Early Career Researchers (2015, methodology): “Selection of the interview room in a neutral location, was a challenge in research studies (Dearnley, 2005; Easton et al., 2000).”
The first step in Data Analysis: Transcribing and managing qualitative research data (2014, background): “Verbatim transcription with cues of nonverbal behavior are necessary to establish reliability, dependability, and trustworthiness of the study.([6]) If verbatim transcription is omitted to save time, bias can occur if the researcher reaches conclusion before the data are checked.”
Is verbatim transcription of interview data always necessary? (2006, background): “…the process of transcription as part of a broader discourse of data management, 6 articles focused specifically on issues surrounding the transcription of audiotaped interview data (Easton et al., 2000; Fasick, 2001; MacLean et al., 2004; Poland, 1995; Sandelowski, 1994; Wellard & McKenna, 2001).”