Philip Adu
Dr. Philip Adu is the founder of the Center Research Methods Consulting. As a Methodology Expert at this center, he provides research methodology services to researchers, practitioners, faculty, and students. He was a Methodology Expert at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology for 10 years.He has designed and taught numerous research method courses. He is skilled in demystifying the qualitative analysis process, including how to use qualitative data analysis software (QDAS).
Biography
Dr. Philip Adu is the founder of the Center Research Methods Consulting, LLC. As a Methodology Expert at this center, Dr. Philip Adu provides research methodology services/consultations to researchers, practitioners, faculty, and students. He was a Methodology Expert at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) for 10 years. He was a Program Lead – overseeing the implementation of the Ed.D. in Educational Psychology and Technology program at TCSPP. Dr. Adu was an Adjunct Professor of Educational Psychology at West Virginia University. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Ghana and a Master’s degree in International Development Studies from Ohio University. In 2011, he completed his Doctoral degree in Education: with a concentration in Learning, Instructional, Design and Technology from West Virginia University. Dr. Adu is specialized in program planning and evaluation, curriculum development, and technology integration. He was involved in diverse program planning and evaluation projects such as a National Science Foundation funded project, “Engineers of Tomorrow”, and “Quality Rating and Improvement for West Virginia Child Care”, which was funded by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Dr. Adu has made several presentations at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference. He also served as a reviewer of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research.Dr. Adu has extensive knowledge and skills in conducting research (especially qualitative research), and designing and teaching research method courses. He developed and taught Statistics, Qualitative Research, Action Research, and Program Evaluation courses in the International Psychology program, and Educational Psychology and Technology program at TCSPP. His unique way of demystifying and simplifying qualitative data analysis processes to his audience during webinars (posted in YouTube) has been a great help to many. In addition, Dr. Adu has expertise in using NVivo (a qualitative analysis software) to conduct qualitative analysis. An example of this can be found in his popular NVivo blog post, “Perfecting the Art of Qualitative Coding”.
Education
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PhD. Education, West Virginia University, WV, 2011
MA. Development Studies, Ohio University, Ohio, 2008
BA. Psychology, University of Ghana, Ghana, 2004
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Doctoral advising, Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research, Program Planning and Evaluation, and Concept Mapping (using Multidimensional Scaling and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis).
Websites
Books
Articles
Recruiting Appalachian girls to STEM educational and career paths: Implications for teacher education
Published: Mar 30, 2019 by Implications for teacher education
Authors: Curtis, R., Kher, N., Winn, G., Hensel, R., & Adu, P.
Subjects:
Education
We sought to better understand how to effectively recruit females from Appalachian high schools into engineering higher education degree paths and support them so that they ultimately enter STEM-related careers. Findings from a survey of Appalachian high school students suggested ways recruiting and retention efforts should be modified to attract more Appalachian girls to engineering...
Development and preliminary evaluation of a doctoral dissertation support center.
Published: Aug 01, 2018 by Training and Education in Professional Psychology
Authors: Glazek, K. J., Adu, P., & McFeeters, B. B.
Subjects:
Education
Although there is broad agreement that doctoral students need to be competent as researchers and writers, research has shown that they are often ill-prepared in these areas at the time of starting their dissertations. However, research also shows that resources to support these students in the development of research and writing skills are often lacking...
Ethnic identity, other-group orientation, and comfort with sharing one’s ethnicity in an online graduate learning environment
Published: Jun 29, 2017 by Journal of Online Doctoral Education
Authors: Rabas, A., Delic-Ovcina, L., Hardy, L., Pecanha, V. C, Adu, P., Masson, T., & Grimm, M.
Subjects:
Education
As institutions of higher learning education continue to provide and as minority students continue to enroll in online courses, it is important to explore the degree to which these students’ ethnic identities relate to their online learning experiences. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether graduate students’ ethnic identity and other-group orientation scores, as measured by the Multi-Group Ethnic Identity Questionnaire...
Photos
News
'NVivo Podcast: "The Art of Qualitative Coding"
By: Philip Adu
Subjects: Archaeology, Business, Management and Accounting, Education, Political Science, Politics & International Relations
I was featured on 'NVivo Podcast Series - Between the Data' to talk about "The Art of Qualitative Coding".
I was interviewed by Dr. Stacy Penna.
Below is the recording!
Top 10 Amazon "best-selling new and future releases" under "Social Sciences Research" category
By: Philip Adu
Subjects: Education, Research Methods
My book, 'A Step-by-Step Guide to Qualitative Data Coding' is among the top 10 Amazon "best-selling new and future releases" under "Social Sciences Research" category as at 4/13/19
Source: https://lnkd.in/e3sUmsi
Videos
Published: Nov 09, 2019
This presentation (by Dr. Philip Adu) was about coding qualitative data. He presented in Dr. Lonnie Morris' Qualitative Methods class as a guest speaker.
Published: May 05, 2019
This is an overview of my book, 'A Step-by-Step Guide to Qualitative Data Coding'. You get 20% discount through Routledge (https://lnkd.in/evv4Zvc). For instructors, request for a free inspection copy by going to: https://lnkd.in/eB5azT2 You can also get your copy through: Amazon (paperback): https://lnkd.in/ed-__Zc Amazon (ebook): https://lnkd.in/ejWdKzi For questions about this book, please email: [email protected]
Published: Mar 30, 2019
Data analysis is all about data reduction. But how do you reduce data without losing the meaning? What is the coding process? What coding strategies can you use? How do you make sure the categories or themes address your research question(s)? How do you present your qualitative findings in a meaningful manner? If you want answers to these questions, watch this video.
Published: Sep 23, 2018
Published: Mar 30, 2019
This is about conducting manual coding using Microsoft Word. It focuses on discussing seven basic steps of conducting manual coding. Resource: https://www.slideshare.net/kontorphilip/conducting-manual-qualitative-analysis-using-word-document
Published: Mar 30, 2019
This is about conducting manual coding using Microsoft Word. It focuses on discussing seven basic steps of conducting manual coding. Resource: https://www.slideshare.net/kontorphilip/conducting-manual-qualitative-analysis-using-word-document
Published: Apr 28, 2017
This is a short demonstration on how to use sorting strategy in moving from having codes to creating categories and themes. To access the PowerPoint, please go to: https://www.slideshare.net/kontorphilip/using-sorting-strategy-in-qualitative-analysis
Published: Mar 30, 2019
This is a short NVivo demonstration on how to use sorting strategy in moving from having codes to creating categories and themes. To access the PowerPoint, please go to: https://www.slideshare.net/kontorphilip/using-sorting-strategy-in-qualitative-analysis
Published: Feb 08, 2018
We will answer the following questions and more: How would you make sure relevant statements in your data are coded to address the research question(s)? How would you make sure the themes generated best represent the data collected and address the research question(s)? When is it appropriate to use manual coding? How is manual coding different from software-aided coding such as NVivo? What are the basic features of NVivo?
Published: Apr 05, 2018
There are good number of qualitative data analysis software available to help facilitate the coding, categorization and visualization process. Some of them are free and user-friendly. One of them I explore is QDA Miner Lite. I demonstrate: how to import files, create demographic variables, code data, and visualize and export findings.