Purpose

Transcription is an integral component to qualitative research, and as such, the ways that researchers discuss transcription in the literature matter. Scholarly discussions on the “how” and “why” of transcription not only shape discourse within interview data-based fields; they inform the ways that researchers understand the roles and ramifications of transcribing. This study aims to provide a comprehensive literature review of articles on transcription published in qualitative methods journals over the past 25 years, offering implications for research practice and pedagogy.

Design/methodology/approach

The literature review asked: How do qualitative researchers discuss transcription/transcribing? The authors first reviewed how transcription was discussed in the literature in qualitative studies in the social sciences broadly. Based on the findings, the authors then conducted a comprehensive literature review in 14 qualitative methods journals.

Findings

The authors found that overall, authors discussed transcription either as a technical tool or as a complex, researcher-constructed process. Specifically, utilitarian discussions of transcription emphasized transcription accuracy and efficiency, while theoretical discussions of transcription emphasized a continuously analytic and researcher-constructed process.

Originality/value

This study offers a comprehensive overview of the past 25 years of articles published on transcription. The authors conclude with a discussion of articles that bridge the theoretical and utilitarian discussions, as well as considerations for using transcription as a pedagogical tool for teaching qualitative research methods.

中文翻译：

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方法与实践二分法：关于转录的文献综述

目的

转录是定性研究不可或缺的组成部分，因此，是研究人员在文献中讨论转录的方式。关于转录的“如何”和“为什么”的学术讨论不仅影响了基于访谈数据的领域内的论述，而且还影响了访谈的内容。他们为研究人员了解转录的作用和后果提供了方法。这项研究旨在为过去25年间在定性方法期刊上发表的有关转录的文章提供全面的文献综述，为研究实践和教学法提供启示。

设计/方法/方法

文献综述问道：定性研究人员如何讨论转录/转录？作者首先回顾了社会科学定性研究中有关文献中转录的讨论方式。基于这些发现，作者随后在14种定性方法期刊上进行了全面的文献综述。

发现

作者发现，总体而言，作者将转录作为技术工具或作为复杂的，由研究人员构建的过程进行了讨论。具体来说，功利主义对转录的讨论强调了转录的准确性和效率，而对转录的理论讨论则强调了持续的分析和研究人员构建的过程。

创意/价值

这项研究提供了过去25年有关转录的文章的全面概述。作者最后讨论了将理论和功利性讨论联系起来的文章，并考虑了将转录用作定性研究方法的教学工具的注意事项。