Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis

Volume: 15, Issue: 9, Pages: 1277 - 1288
Published: Nov 1, 2005
Abstract
Content analysis is a widely used qualitative research technique. Rather than being a single method, current applications of content analysis show three distinct approaches: conventional, directed, or summative. All three approaches are used to interpret meaning from the content of text data and, hence, adhere to the naturalistic paradigm. The major differences among the approaches are coding schemes, origins of codes, and threats to...
Paper Details
Title
Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
Published Date
Nov 1, 2005
Volume
15
Issue
9
Pages
1277 - 1288
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