Description
In eight clear-cut steps, this book provides a systematic introduction to qualitative content analysis and how you can use it in each stage of your research project, no matter the type or amount of data.
Developed by a leading expert in the field and based on years of teaching experience, this book offers an essential framework for interpreting qualitative data for any social sciences student or researcher.
To support you in choosing the best approach for your research, this book includes:
* Examples of how QCA can be applied to various research processes
* An introduction to text analysis and its different approaches
* Discussions of how to use QCA software to benefit your research
* An online how-to manual to help you get the most out of QCAmap software.
About the Author
Philipp Mayring, born in 1952, studied psychology, education and sociology at Ludwigs-Maximilians University Munich. He is now retired professor for psychological methodology at Alps-Adria University Klagenfurt, was president of the German Association of Evaluation DeGEval and head of the Center for Evaluation and Research Consulting ZEF. He is now head of the Association for Supporting Qualitative Research ASQ, Klagenfurt.
Reviews
Philip Mayring offers a clear, systematic, step-by-step formula for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and novice researchers interested in using qualitative content analysis. The book offers significant context, elaborate detail, and supplements this with clear examples of research in the everyday practice. -- Naomi Oosterman
This book promises to be a well signposted and accessibly written 'compelling read' for novices and those new to Qualitative Content Analysis. It is also a `must' for established researchers wishing to engage with the challenge of a new perspective on QCA. The text invites the reader to consider Content Analysis and appreciate the research journey using a novel and innovative approach. It offers ideas and suggestion, weaving together divergent principles, as well as proposing new tools and models, as means by which the intricacies and challenges littering Content Analysis might be navigated. -- Debbie Reed
Book Information
ISBN 9781529701975
Author Philipp Mayring
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 420g
Developed by a leading expert in the field and based on years of teaching experience, this book offers an essential framework for interpreting qualitative data for any social sciences student or researcher.
To support you in choosing the best approach for your research, this book includes:
* Examples of how QCA can be applied to various research processes
* An introduction to text analysis and its different approaches
* Discussions of how to use QCA software to benefit your research
* An online how-to manual to help you get the most out of QCAmap software.
It also introduces the process of scientific research, and integrates qualitative and quantitative analysis into the step-by-step approach.
About the Author
Philipp Mayring, born in 1952, studied psychology, education and sociology at Ludwigs-Maximilians University Munich. He is now retired professor for psychological methodology at Alps-Adria University Klagenfurt, was president of the German Association of Evaluation DeGEval and head of the Center for Evaluation and Research Consulting ZEF. He is now head of the Association for Supporting Qualitative Research ASQ, Klagenfurt.
Reviews
Philip Mayring offers a clear, systematic, step-by-step formula for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and novice researchers interested in using qualitative content analysis. The book offers significant context, elaborate detail, and supplements this with clear examples of research in the everyday practice. -- Naomi Oosterman
This book promises to be a well signposted and accessibly written 'compelling read' for novices and those new to Qualitative Content Analysis. It is also a `must' for established researchers wishing to engage with the challenge of a new perspective on QCA. The text invites the reader to consider Content Analysis and appreciate the research journey using a novel and innovative approach. It offers ideas and suggestion, weaving together divergent principles, as well as proposing new tools and models, as means by which the intricacies and challenges littering Content Analysis might be navigated. -- Debbie Reed
Book Information
ISBN 9781529701975
Author Philipp Mayring
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 420g
