Conducting Collaborative Qualitative Analysis Remotely

Abstract

There is a growing body of literature around digital research, specifically regarding data collection and how to pivot research designs to be more conducive to online and virtual research, but little in the way of how to analyze data remotely. In this article, we share firsthand experiences from a qualitative study utilizing Google apps, Zoom, and NVivo to organize data, establish coding protocols, document memos, develop codebooks, employ thematic analyses, and calculate intercoder reliability. We focus on practices and procedures that establish rigor and trustworthiness, facilitate researcher collaboration and collegiality, and increase gifted education researchers’ educational adaptability. Learning from our collective experiences conducting qualitative research remotely may be of interest to researchers and students with limited budgets and/or those who work remotely with collaborators within and across different institutions.