Includes bibliographical references and index.

Orientation
The Principles of the Five-Level QDA Method
Strategies and Tactics
The Contradictions Between Strategies and Tactics
Different Ways to Reconcile Contradictions
One-Level QDA
Three-Level QDA
Five-Level QDA 22
References
Developing Objectives and Analytic Plans (Levels 1 and 2)
Objectives
Clear Objectives
Adopting a Methodology
An Everyday Illustration
Analytic Plan
The Conceptual Framework
Analytic Tasks
Knowing What You Plan to Do Next
References
Translating Analytic Tasks into Software Tools (Levels 3, 4, and 5)
Translation
The Framing of Analytic Tasks
The Framing of Software Features
The Process of Translation
Selected-Tools
Constructed-Tools
The Sequence of Tasks
References
The Five-Level QDA Method in Practice
Orientation to ATLAS.ti
Upgrading to ATLAS.ti 8
Working in Teams
Delegation
Leadership Style
Constraints
Frequency of Integration
ATLAS.ti for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Android
The Architecture of ATLAS.ti
Component Orientation Videos
The Organization of the Program
Components
Actions
Toots
The ATLAS.ti Interface
The ATLAS.ti Project
Adding Data to an ATLAS.ti-Project
Backing Up an ATLAS.ti-Project
One ATLAS.ti-Project Per Research Project
Providing Data
Documents
Document-Groups and Document-Smart-Groups
Segmenting Data
Quotations
Hyperlinked-Quotations
Conceptualizing Data
Codes
Coded-Quotations
Code-Groups and Code-Smart-Groups
Smart-Codes
Smart-Code-Snapshot
Writing
Comments
Memos
Memo-Groups and Memo-Smart-Groups
Visualizing
Networks
Network-Groups and Network-Smart-Groups
The ATLAS.ti-Project as a Whole
Interrogation
Outputting
Keeping Up to Date
Backing Up and Moving Projects
Working in Teams
Everyone on the Same Cycle
What Happens When You Merge
Principles of the Foolproof Method
Procedures of the Foolproof Method
Inter-Rater Reliability
References
Mastering the Process of Translation
Translation as a Heuristic Process
Writing Analytic Tasks
The Analytic Planning Worksheet
The Format of the Analytic Planning Worksheet
Analytic Planning Worksheet for the Sample Analytic Task
The Five Steps of Translation
Step 1-Identifying Units
Units of Analysis
Units of Data
Units of Meaning
The Rule of Thumb of Two Units
Step 2-Describing Purposes
The Difference Between a Purpose and an Action
The Rule of Thumb of One Purpose
Step 3-Identifying Possible Components
Possible Components for the First Unit
Possible Components for the Second Unit
Additional Possible Components When Purposes Require Writing or Visualizing
Step 4-Choosing Appropriate Components
Illustrations for Steps 4 and 5
Actions That Can Be Taken on Components
The Context of Analytic Tasks
Step 5-Finalizing Selected- or Constructed-Tools
The Distinction Between Selected- and Constructed-Tools
When to Use a Selected-Tool
When to Use Constructed-Tools
References
Case Illustrations
Orientation to Case Illustrations
Learning From Case Illustrations
Learning by Analogy
Authentic Learning
Learning From Multiple Illustrations
Video Demonstrations of Case Illustrations
Case Illustration Videos
Harnessing Components Videos
Accessing Video Demonstrations
The Two Full-Case Illustrations
Case Illustration 1: A Literature Review
Case Illustration 2: A Thematic Analysis
References
Case Illustration
An Exploratory Literature Review: Exploring the Literature on Interfaith Dialogue / Elizabeth M. Pope
Analytic Strategies
Background
Focus of This Case Illustration
Guiding Methodology
Stages of the Analysis
First Stage: Preliminary Partial Literature Review
Second Stage: Review and Rationalize the First Stage
Third Stage: Expand the Scope of the Literature Review
Fourth Stage: Identify Major Themes in the Literature
Fifth Stage: Rewrite the Literature Review
Sixth Stage: Ongoing Expansion of the Literature Review
Acknowledgments
References
Case Illustration
A Discourse Analysis Study: The Construction of Grief in an Online Support Group / Trena M. Paulus, Mary Alice Varga
Analytic Strategies
Overall Objectives
Guiding Methodology
Stages of the Analysis
First Stage: Discourse Analysis of Initial Posts to Multiple Forums
Second Stage: Refocus Project to a Single Forum Referring to One Type of Loss
Third Stage: Discourse Analysis of Initial Posts to the Single Forum
Fourth Stage: Discourse Analysis of Replies to Initial Posts to the Single Forum
Stakeholders, Published Works, and Funders
References

Software is cut-and-dried - every button you press has a predictable effect - but qualitative analysis is open-ended and unfolds in unpredictable ways. This contradiction is best resolved by separating analytic strategies - what you plan to do - from software tactics - how you plan to do it. Expert ATLAS.ti users have unconsciously learned to do this. The Five-Level QDA® method unpacks the process so that you can learn it consciously and efficiently. The first part of the book explains how the contradiction between analytic strategies and software tactics is reconciled by "translating" between them. The second part provides both an in-depth description of how ATLAS.ti works and comprehensive instruction in the five steps of "translation". these steps are illustrated with examples from a variety of research projects. The third part contains real-world qualitative research projects from a variety of disciplines, methodologies, and kinds of qualitative analysis, all illustrated in ATLAS.ti using the Five-Level QDA method. The book is accompanied by three sets of videos demonstrations on the Companion Website. While this book uses screenshots from the current ATLAS.ti Version 8, it is still fully applicable to users of older versions. The book and accompanying videos illustrate the Windows version of ATLAS.ti. As there are some differences in screen and interface design between the Mac and Windows versions please watch the video 'The ATLAS.ti Mac Interface' in the Component Orientation series of videos (available September 2017)The Five-Level QDA method is based on the authors' combined 40 years of experience teaching ATLAS.ti and other software packages used as platforms for conducting qualitative analysis. After many years observing their students' challenges they developed the Five-Level QDA method to describe the process that long-time ATLAS.ti experts unconsciously adopt. The Five-Level QDA method is independent of software program or methodology, and the principles apply to any type of qualitative project.