Search: onr:"swepub:oai:DiVA.org:bth-25412" >
Qualitative softwar...
Qualitative software engineering research : Reflections and guidelines
-
- Lenberg, Per (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik, Software Engineering (GU),Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik, Software Engineering (GU)
-
- Feldt, Robert (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Blekinge Tekniska Högskola,Institutionen för programvaruteknik,Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik, Software Engineering (GU),Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik, Software Engineering (GU)
-
- Gren, Lucas, 1984 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik, Software Engineering (GU),Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik, Software Engineering (GU)
-
show more...
-
- Wallgren Tengberg, Lars Göran (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Department of Psychology
-
- Tidefors, Inga, 1949 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Department of Psychology
-
- Graziotin, Daniel (author)
- University of Stuttgart, Germany
-
show less...
-
(creator_code:org_t)
- John Wiley & Sons, 2024
- 2024
- English.
-
In: Journal of Software. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 2047-7473 .- 2047-7481. ; 36:6
- Related links:
-
https://arxiv.org/ab...
-
show more...
-
https://urn.kb.se/re...
-
https://doi.org/10.1...
-
https://gup.ub.gu.se...
-
show less...
Abstract
Subject headings
Close
- Researchers are increasingly recognizing the importance of human aspects in software development. Because qualitative methods are used to explore human behavior in-depth, we believe that studies using such methods will become more common. Existing qualitative software engineering guidelines do not cover the full breadth of qualitative methods and the knowledge on how to use them like in social sciences. The purpose of this study was to extend the software engineering community's current body of knowledge regarding available qualitative methods and their quality assurance frameworks and to provide recommendations and guidelines for their use. With the support of an epistemological argument and a survey of the literature, we suggest that future research would benefit from (1) utilizing a broader set of research methods, (2) more strongly emphasizing reflexivity, and (3) employing qualitative guidelines and quality criteria. We present an overview of three qualitative methods commonly used in social sciences but rarely seen in software engineering research, namely interpretative phenomenological analysis, narrative analysis, and discourse analysis. Furthermore, we discuss the meaning of reflexivity in relation to the software engineering context and suggest means of fostering it. Our paper will help software engineering researchers better select and then guide the application of a broader set of qualitative research methods. © 2023 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Programvaruteknik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Software Engineering (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Datavetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Computer Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- behavioral software engineering
- COREQ
- interpretive phenomenological analysis
- narrative and discourse analysis
- qualitative research
- reflexivity
- Application programs
- Quality assurance
- Social sciences computing
- Software design
- Discourse analysis
- Interpretive phenomenological analyse
- Narrative analysis
- Phenomenological analysis
- Qualitative method
- Software engineering research
- Behavioral research
- behavioral software engineering
- COREQ
- interpretive phenomenological
- analysis
- narrative and discourse analysis
- qualitative research
- reflexivity
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- for (subject category)
Find in a library
To the university's database