MAXQDA Professional Trainer:
Natalie Nóbrega Santos

• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Mixed Methods Research
• Content Analysis
• Focus Group Analysis
• Coding and Categorisation Techniques

Education, Educational Psychology

I began using MAXQDA in 2017 during a research project on mathematics assessment in primary education, which was later presented at the MAXQDA International Conference 2020 and awarded second place for Best Poster. Since then, I’ve contributed to the MAXQDA Research Blog and co-authored a book chapter on qualitative content analysis using MAXQDA.

Throughout my academic work, MAXQDA has been a core tool—for organizing literature reviews, analyzing qualitative data, and visualizing theoretical frameworks. I’ve used it in various education-focused projects, including recent studies on early childhood education and time organization, presented at the MAXQDA Conference 2024.

Beyond research, I integrate MAXQDA into teaching and training. I’ve led workshops at ISPA – Instituto Universitário, introduced the software to students at the University of Madeira, and continue to support PhD supervision and methodological planning at the University of Lisbon. My goal is to promote rigorous, reflective, and digitally literate research practices across all levels of higher education.

1. Santos, N., Monteiro, V., & Mata, Lourdes (2020, February 26-28). Assessment conceptions in mathematics: the use of MAXQDA to understand the perspective of primary school teachers and students  MAXQDA International Conference 2020, Berlin. http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27570.96965

2. Santos, N., Monteiro, V., & Mata, L. (2020). Using MAXQDA to understand perspectives on mathematics assessment – Education research example. MAXQDA Research Blog. https://www.maxqda.com/blogpost/mathematics-assessment-research

3. Santos, N. N., Monteiro, V., & Mata, L. (2021). Using MAXQDA in Qualitative Content Analysis. An example comparing single-person and focus group interviews. In M. C. Gizzi & S. Rädiker (Eds.), The practice of qualitative data analysis: Research examples using MAXQDA (pp. 35-53). MAXQDA Press. https://doi.org/10.36192/978-3-948768058

4. Santos, N. N., Pereira, M. P., Brito, A. T., & Mata, L. (2024, February 28). Early childhood education and care – Using MAXQDA Code Maps to understand decision-making process on time organisation [Poster presentation]. MAXQDA International Conference 2024, Berlin, Germany. https://www.maxqda.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/Santos_Early-Childhood-Education-and-Care.pdf

5. Pereira, M., Santos, N. N., Brito, A. T., & Mata, L. (2025). Time and routines organization in early childhood education and care – Participation, opportunities, and constraints. Journal of Research in Childhood Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2025.2461545

6. Santos, N. N., & Monteiro, V. (2023). Políticas educativas das escolas na tomada de decisão da retenção escolar [Schools’ educational policies about grade retention decision making]. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 31. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.31.7586

7. Monteiro, V., Mata, L., & Santos, N. N. (2021). Assessment conceptions and practices: Perspectives of primary school teachers and students. Frontiers in Education, 6, 631185.