TY - JOUR
T1 - Monitoring implementation in program evaluation with direct audio coding
AU - Farley, Jennifer
AU - Duppong Hurley, Kristin
AU - Aitken, A. Angelique
N1 - Funding Information:
The development and preparation of this article was supported in part by a research contract Father Flanagan’s Boys Town and a training grant from the Institutue of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education [#R324B160033 ]. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of Father Flannagan’s Boys Town, the Institute of Education Sciences, or the U.S. Department of Education.
Funding Information:
This research was primarily supported by a research contract from Father Flanagan’s Boys Town to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The manuscript preparation was also supported by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences through Grant #R324B160033 to the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, the Institute of Education Sciences, or the U.S. Department of Education.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - This project explored the reliability and utility of transcription in coding qualitative data across two studies in a program evaluation context. The first study tested the method of direct audio coding, or coding audio files without transcripts, using qualitative data software. The presence and frequency of codes applied in direct audio coding and traditional transcription coding were compared and the two methods produced similar results. Direct audio coding was then employed in an evaluation study to monitor implementation and the method was found to be reliable. Implications are discussed with considerations for both researchers and practitioners.
AB - This project explored the reliability and utility of transcription in coding qualitative data across two studies in a program evaluation context. The first study tested the method of direct audio coding, or coding audio files without transcripts, using qualitative data software. The presence and frequency of codes applied in direct audio coding and traditional transcription coding were compared and the two methods produced similar results. Direct audio coding was then employed in an evaluation study to monitor implementation and the method was found to be reliable. Implications are discussed with considerations for both researchers and practitioners.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2020.101854
DO - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2020.101854
M3 - Article
C2 - 32818910
AN - SCOPUS:85089409665
SN - 0149-7189
VL - 83
JO - Evaluation and Program Planning
JF - Evaluation and Program Planning
M1 - 101854
ER -