By discipline
Qualitative Data Analysis by Discipline
Every field holds qualitative work to its own standards — different methods, different examiner expectations, different reporting checklists. These guides cover what your discipline expects and how to keep AI-assisted analysis defensible.
Nursing
Thematic analysis, phenomenology, and grounded theory — with COREQ reporting and audit trails reviewers accept.
Psychology
IPA, reflexive thematic analysis, and the reflexivity examiners expect — plus JARS-Qual reporting.
Education
Thematic analysis and case study, positionality for insider research, and SRQR-ready submission exports.
Sociology
Grounded theory, ethnography, and discourse analysis — with the theoretical framing and audit trail examiners expect.
Business & Management
The Gioia methodology, grounded theory, and case study — with the data structure top journals expect.
Social Work
Thematic analysis, IPA, and grounded theory — with the ethics, reflexivity, and audit trail social work demands.
Public Health
Thematic analysis, the Framework Method, and content analysis — with COREQ reporting reviewers accept.
Working in a different field? QualIntel OS supports the methods used across the social and health sciences — see the methodology guides or start a free project.