Reflections

Essential MAXQDA Features for Effective Word Analysis

Today I watched the MAXDAYS 2025 session titled “Making Use of Word-Based Features in Your Research.” Michael Gizzi from Illinois State University and Certified MAXQDA Trainer presented. Gizzi noted that there are numerous word-based analysis tools in MAXQDA: text search, autocode, word explorer, word frequencies, word combinations, keywords in context, interactive word tree, and dictionary-based […]
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How to Use MAXMaps for Effective Concept Mapping

Tamara Pataki from MAXQDA presented at MAXDAYS 2025. The title of the session was “Exploring MAXMaps: Creating Concept Maps.” Pataki noted that you can create free maps or pre-built models. I have been curious about the pre-built templates/models! You can import elements including geographical information, noted Pataki. When creating free maps, users can emphasize connections […]
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Data to Decisions: Case Studies from Mercy Corps at MAXDAYS 2025

Ala’a Issa, Sydney Stevenson, and Meri Ghorkhmazyan presented at MAXDAYS 2025 on “From Data to Decisions: Mercy Corps’ Experience with MAXQDA.” Mercy Corps helps communities survive crises and works globally. Mercy Corps adopted MAXQDA. They currently have 40 MAXQDA floating licenses! Issa shared this information and introduced case studies. The first one was program performance […]
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Enhancing Team Collaboration in MAXQDA

Tonight I watched the MAXDAYS session “Collaborating in MAXQDA: Best Practices for Teams.” Joel Drevlow from iQDAS Consulting. Drevlow noted that this session was based on a chapter they wrote in a publication by MAXQDA Press. Drevlow did a lot of program evaluation and survey analysis. Analyzing collaboratively, Drevlow explained, has several advantages: multiplicity of […]
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Exploring European Identity Through Mixed Methods Research

“One or Many? Understanding European Identity in a Mixed-Methods Study” was the title of the MAXDAYS 2025 session I watched tonight. The speaker was Justyna Okrucińska worked with Verbi before starting with a doctoral program. The project they spoke about was from their masters thesis. Justyna used a European dataset (MANIFESTO) to investigate identity. Thirteen […]
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Transcription Techniques: Insights from MAXDAYS 2025

Andreas Muller presented at MAXDAYS 2025 a session on the “Nuts and Bolts of Transcription.” As I am preparing for focus groups, this is of interest. Muller noted that after an interview, the audio or video are often transcribed before analyzing. Muller started by creating a new MAXQDA 2024 project. Importing an interview results in […]
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