Qualitative research
Form of research
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| March 2025 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of Requal (R package), an open-source web-based text coding software with intercoder agreement features.
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| February 2025 | A lawsuit against Dovetail and Benjamin Humphrey was brought to the Federal Court, alleging sexual harassment and discrimination. |
| November 2024 | Dovetail's senior company lawyer sued the company and founder Benjamin Humphrey over a personal relationship. |
| April 5 2024 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of QDAcity, a proprietary web-based text and PDF coding software.
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| March 31 2024 | The Tavistock's Gender Identity Development Service is set to close, following an announcement by Hilary Cass that the service would be discontinued and replaced with regional clinics offering a more holistic approach. |
| January 2024 | Bradley Ayers left the company after previously stepping down to an engineering role. |
| 2023 |
Theory-driven evaluation
A review was conducted examining 'realist trials', concluding that their true realist nature depends on evaluators' ontological and epistemological commitments, with fundamental differences deemed unresolvable through study review.
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| 2023 | Dovetail moved its headquarters to a new 4,300 square metre, four-level office on Sydney's historic Oxford Street. |
| 2023 |
Qualitative Research
University of Manchester terminated its association with Karl Andersson following an internal investigation.
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| 2023 |
MAXQDA
MAXQDA 24 is released as a universal version for Windows and macOS.
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| April 2023 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
NVivo, a proprietary software for text, audio, video, and webpage analysis, was released.
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| February 2023 | BBC journalist Hannah Barnes published her book 'Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children', providing a detailed account of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). |
| January 2023 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Quirkos, a proprietary client and web-based text coding software, was last released in January.
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| January 19 2023 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of QualCoder, a free and open-source software supporting text, audio, video, and picture analysis across multiple platforms.
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| 2022 | A discrimination claim was initiated against the Trust, alleging discrimination on the basis of race and religion, related to controversial lectures such as 'Whiteness - A Problem of Our Time'. |
| 2022 |
Qualitative geography
Yi-Fu Tuan, credited with starting Humanistic Geography as a discipline, passed away.
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| 2022 |
MAXQDA
Release of MAXQDA 2022 version with comprehensive features for qualitative data analysis, including advanced import capabilities, visualization options, and enhanced analysis tools.
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| September 14 2022 |
Qualitative Research
Sociologist Casey Brienza published a paper in Publishing Research Quarterly critiquing the retraction's implications for academic freedom of speech.
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| August 22 2022 |
Qualitative Research
Journal retracted Andersson's research note after receiving negative attention, citing issues with ethical review processes for note submissions.
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| July 2022 | Following a critical independent review by Hilary Cass, it was announced that the Gender Identity Development Service would be discontinued and replaced with regional clinics offering a more holistic approach. |
| July 2022 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of Atlas.ti, a proprietary software supporting text, audio, video, and social network analysis across multiple platforms.
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| June 7 2022 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Dedoose, a web-based software for text, audio, and video analysis, was released.
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| April 26 2022 |
Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research journal published a controversial research note by Karl Andersson about shota subculture in Japan, which later sparked significant academic and legal scrutiny.
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| January 2022 | Secured Series A funding of US$63 million, with the investment led by venture capital firm Accel. |
| 2021 |
Qualitative Health Research
The journal Qualitative Health Research received an impact factor of 4.233 according to the Journal Citation Reports, highlighting its significant academic standing in scientific literature.
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| 2021 |
MAXQDA
MAXQDA 2022 is launched as a universal version for Windows and macOS.
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| 2021 |
WordStat
Version 9 of WordStat was released, representing the latest version of the content analysis software at that time.
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| August 2021 | Raised AU$5 million in funding, increasing the company's valuation to over AU$150 million, which was approximately five times its previous valuation from the 2020 funding round. |
| August 2021 | Dovetail raised AU$5 million from existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures, and Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures. |
| 2020 |
Black Like Me
Mickey Guyton releases the song 'Black Like Me', which was inspired by the book Black Like Me.
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| 2020 |
Qiqqa
Qiqqa changed its software pricing model, becoming free and open-source to allow community growth and extension.
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| 2020 | The Clinic celebrated its centenary, commemorating the event with the publication of 'The Tavistock Century', a book edited by Margot Waddell and Sebastian Kraemer featuring personal chapters contributed by post-war Tavistock staff. |
| 2020 |
Qiqqa
Qiqqa transitioned to a free and open-source software model, allowing community-driven growth and extension after 10 years of development.
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| September 2020 |
QDA Miner
Version 6 of QDA Miner was released, representing the latest version of the qualitative research software at that time.
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| February 2020 | Dovetail announced a AU$4 million seed fundraising round led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Felicis Ventures and Culture Amp's CEO Didier Elzinga, valuing the company close to AU$30 million. |
| 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
The Rotterdam Exchange Format Initiative (REFI) launched QDA-XML, an open exchange standard for qualitative data that allows users to transfer coded qualitative data between different software packages, with initial support from Atlas.ti, QDA Miner, Quirkos, and Transana.
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| 2019 |
MAXQDA
MAXQDA 2020 is released as a universal version for Windows and macOS.
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| August 2019 | The Trust's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) had 5,717 people on its waiting list, with an average waiting time of about two years. |
| June 10 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
CLAN, a free text coding software, was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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| February 5 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of MAXQDA, a proprietary software supporting text, audio, video, and social network analysis.
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| January 2 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Quantitative Discourse Analysis Package (qdap), an R package for text analysis, was released.
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| 2018 |
Multimodal anthropology
The journal 'entanglements: experiments in multimodal ethnography' is first published, co-edited by Melissa Nolas and Christos Varvantakis, aiming to explore and advance the subfield of multimodal anthropology.
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| 2018 |
Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research journal received an impact factor of 3.141 according to the Journal Citation Reports, indicating its academic significance and citation influence.
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| December 12 2018 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
ELAN, a free audio and video coding software, was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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| October 9 2018 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of Cassandre, a free and open-source web-based text coding software.
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