A report of an empirical study on the socio-affective presence of peers in an e-learning course: The steps of qualitative data analysis using the conceptualization of categories
Empirical research papers often place little emphasis on the clarification of the data analysis stage; this lack which can pose a threat to the understanding of the analysis and the interpretation of the results, is, moreover, likely to cast doubt on the scientificity of the qualitative research in question. As a result of this observation, this article will focus on the way in which portion of our empirical data was analyzed as part of a qualitative research whose goal was to identify and model the perceptions of socio-affective presence in peer learning in an online learning setting. Specifically, it aims to account for the analytical process implemented following the analysis method using conceptualising categories supported by Paillé and Mucchielli (2016).