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Davidson's 2009 review of the transcription literature opens by calling transcription a practice central to qualitative research, although the literature often treats it as taken for granted.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Transcription is a practice central to qualitative research, yet the literature that addresses transcription presents it as taken for granted in qualitative studies.”
Transcription: Imperatives for Qualitative Research, Christina Ruth Davidson, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2009, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- A review of three decades of literature on transcription between 1979 and 2009, published in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, volume 8, number 2.
- What it does not show
- A literature review and a statement of the field's view, not a measured result. It does not give accuracy or time figures for any method.