This introduction criticizes the methodological dichotomization of qualitative and quantitative
research, defines Qualitative Content Analysis as a mixed methods approach (containing …

How to approach a textbook on a specific research methodology like qualitative content
analysis? It would be very helpful before reading and working through such a book to …

The distinction between qualitative and quantitative research is abstract, very general and its
value is usually taken for granted. In contrast, this article attempts to show that the distinction …

Although qualitative content analysis used in major of qualitative methods, yet there is no
clear explanation of this method. In this paper, qualitative content analysis is examined in …

Qualitative research proceeds from the position that there is no one observable reality.
Researchers utilizing qualitative methods build findings inductively, from raw data to a …

Qualitative content analysis is a method that shares many of the unique attributes associated
with all qualitative research methods. These shared attributes extend to a key consideration …

There are signs that qualitative research is currently enjoying something of an improvement
in its fortunes. In several European countries and in North America, qualitative research is …

Foundational characteristics of qualitative research include flexibility, variation in
application, critique, and innovation all of which derive from its subjective roots in …

In recent years, the social sciences1 have witnessed an explosive surge in textbooks,
disciplines, specialties, publication venues, research centers, etc. However, few books have …

Researchers carrying out empirical studies in education are faced with complex and
multifaceted phenomena that need to be investigated from different perspectives and with …