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Qualitative Content Analysis designates a bundle of text analysis procedures integrating qualitative and quantitative steps of analysis, which makes it an approach of mixed methods. This contribution defi nes it with a background of quantitative content analysis and compares it with other social science text analysis approaches (e.g. Grounded Theory). The basic theoretical and methodological assumptions are elaborated: reference to a communication model, rule orientation of analysis, theoretical background of those content analytical rules, categories in the center of the procedure, necessity of pilot testing of categories and rules, necessity of intra-and inter-coder reliability checks. Then the two main procedures, inductive category formation and deductive category assignment, are described by step models. Finally the procedures are compared with similar techniques (e.g. codebook analysis) and strengths and weaknesses are discussed. Keywords Qualitative content analysis Methodological Background of Qualitative Content Analysis The techniques of Qualitative Content Analysis have become a standard procedure of text analysis within the social sciences. In their bibliometrical analy

Author

Philipp Mayring

Publisher

Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9789401791823

Subjects

Mathematics, Education