and phenomenology, seek a different set of outcomes from their analyses than those that are
likely to emerge from a general inductive analysis. However, in my experience, many evaluators
need an analytic approach that is easy to use, does not require in-depth understanding of a
specialist approach, and produces findings that defensibly address evaluation objectives and
questions. The general inductive approach provides a convenient and efficientway of analyzing
qualitative data for these purposes. Although the inductive approach is not as strong as some
other approaches in the area of theory or model development, it does provide a simple, straightforward
approach for deriving findings linked to focused evaluation questions. For this reason,
many evaluators are likely to find using a general inductive approach more useful than other
approaches to qualitative data analysis.