Comparer des méthodes

	Analyse documentaire	NVivo et ATLAS.ti pour l'analyse qualitative
Domaine	Recherche qualitative	Recherche qualitative
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1920	1999
Auteur d'origine	Max Weber and Karl Mannheim	QSR International (NVivo) and Scientific Software-Citational (ATLAS.ti)
Type	Method	Tool
Source fondatrice	Scott, J. (1990). A Matter of Record: Documentary Sources in Social Research. Polity Press. ISBN: 978-0745608419	Lewins, A., & Silver, C. (2007). Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide. SAGE Publications. ISBN: 978-1412903653
Alias	documentary analysis, textual analysis, content analysis of documents, archival research	CAQDAS, QDA software, qualitative analysis software, NVivo
Apparentées	4	4
Résumé	Document analysis is a systematic qualitative research method for examining written, visual, or audiovisual sources—such as policy documents, historical records, organizational records, media reports, emails, social media posts, photographs, or videos—to extract meaning, identify patterns, and understand social phenomena. Developed by Weber and Mannheim in early 20th-century sociology, the method bridges historical research, content analysis, and textual interpretation. Document analysis is used across disciplines to understand organizational change, policy evolution, media representation, historical events, and cultural meaning. Documents provide evidence of what organizations, institutions, or societies value, decide, and communicate, often revealing contradictions between policy and practice.	NVivo and ATLAS.ti are Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) programs that facilitate coding, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data—including text (transcripts, documents), images, video, and audio. NVivo, developed by QSR International, is widely used in academic research and supports data organization, coding, memo-writing, retrieval, and analysis visualizations. ATLAS.ti, developed by Scientific Software-Citational, emphasizes hermeneutic interpretation and network visualization. Both tools were introduced in the late 1990s and have become standard across disciplines. CAQDAS is not analysis itself—the researcher must make analytical decisions—but rather augments human analysis by managing large data volumes, organizing codes systematically, tracking analysis decisions, and generating visualizations. These tools improve transparency and rigor in qualitative research.