Lesson Idea: R for Qualitative research

[elletjies]

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I have found in the South African context while teaching Data Carpentry, Social Science for R, that after the Introduction to R, many learners do not return for the rest of the workshop (when learners are primary qualitative researchers). This got me thinking that if someone could develop a lesson aimed at using R for qualitative research (i.e sentiment analyses etc) using interview data etc, this might be a good introduction to R. One might even go further (in another workshop) to introduce this cohort to using R for quantitative analyses.

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[tobyhodges]

Thanks @elletjies! I think this is a great idea for something that would cater to an audience not yet served by the our existing lessons. If any of our community members are reading this and have the expertise and time to develop such a lesson, please post here and I would be delighted to help you get started!