About MAXQDA

MAXQDA is one of the three top software programs used for qualitative data analysis, along with NVivo and Atlas.ti. It is very user-friendly and intuitive. Text based (e.g., word, pdf, rich text), audio, and visual data can be analyzed. The program has theory-building capabilities and it supports mixed methods research. Student discounts on prices are available.
See 12 great reasons to use MAXQDA

In December 2012, MAXQDA 11 was released. This upgraded version of the software has an optimized user interface and a number of new features such as the ability to code audio and video files directly and transcribe faster, a mobile application that can be used on iPhones and iPads, and the ability to import and analyze data from reference management tools such as Endnote.
Highlights of MAXQDA 11

MAXQDA Workshop Information - 2013
(workshop details; online registration)

About the presenter

Áine Humble is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and a long-time member of NCFR. She provides introductory MAXQDA training through her consulting company, Fada Research Consulting. She has been facilitating full-day introductory training workshops since 2009 to academic and government audiences, including NCFR’s 2011 conference. In March 2013, she presented a workshop on “Visuals in MAXQDA” at the 15^th Annual MXQDA Users Conference (Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis: Methods, Innovations, Practice) in Marburg, Germany. In 2012, she published a paper titled “Qualitative data analysis software: A call for understanding, detail, intentionality, and thoughtfulness” in the Journal of Family Theory and Review (volume 4(2), 122-137).

About this training opportunity

NCFR members and conference attendees will greatly benefit from the opportunity to develop hands-on skills with a software program such as MAXQDA. Increasingly, people are using such programs for data analysis, but it is often difficult to obtain in person, hands-on training. Participants from the 2011 NCFR Pre-conference workshop had great things to say.

“Great workshop! Very clear, easy to follow, and thorough. I appreciate the speaker’s consideration and attention to detail and knowledge to the topic. Examples provided were very helpful! I learned a lot and felt comfortable trying out the software myself now. Thank you for a wonderful learning experience!!”

“Fabulous! Thank you so much! I particularly appreciated that you did not show bias against quantitative methods and those who practice them. I was much more open to your teaching because of that”

“Áine is a great teacher. She paced the information in a way that I could follow. I felt safe to ask questions and she was ready to answer questions for all and get people caught up if they were left behind at any step. Thanks!”