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Transcription as a ‘moment of contact’ with qualitative data
The processes of undertaking stage 1 of the analysis of Mass Observation writers’ responses to the Life Lines directive leads me to reflect on something I often say to participants of my analysis courses – the various ‘moments of contact’ we have with our data during qualitative analysis. Revisiting data at different times, from different perspectives and for different purposes is characteristic of the iterative nature of qualitative analysis, and must be prized as essential in the development of a valid interpretation. Transcription is a key ‘moment of contact’ that shouldn’t be undervalued. We all know that transcription is time-consuming. The speed with which we can type, the technology used to facilitate the process and the form of transcript being generated all affect the amount of time it takes, but it’s typically suggested that an hour’s worth of audio recording – say from an open-ended interview – takes between 8 and 10 hours to transcribe. Christina Silver
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