Research Commons
      • Browse 
        • Communities & Collections
        • Titles
        • Authors
        • By Issue Date
        • Subjects
        • Types
        • Series
      • Help 
        • About
        • Collection Policy
        • OA Mandate Guidelines
        • Guidelines FAQ
        • Contact Us
      • My Account 
        • Sign In
        • Register
      View Item 
      •   Research Commons
      • University of Waikato Research
      • Management
      • Management Papers
      • View Item
      •   Research Commons
      • University of Waikato Research
      • Management
      • Management Papers
      • View Item
      JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

      A software-assisted qualitative content analysis of news articles: Examples and reflections

      Kaefer, Florian; Roper, Juliet; Sinha, Paresha N.
      Thumbnail
      Files
      FQS Nvivo Kaefer Roper & Sinha.pdf
      Published version, 459.0Kb
      Citation
      Export citation
      Kaefer, F., Roper, J., & Sinha, P. (2015). A software-assisted qualitative content analysis of news articles: Examples and reflections. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 16(2).
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12601
      Abstract
      This article offers a step-by-step description of how qualitative data analysis software can be used for a qualitative content analysis of newspaper articles. Using NVivo as an example, it illustrates how software tools can facilitate analytical flexibility and how they can enhance transparency and trustworthiness of the qualitative research process. Following a brief discussion of the key characteristics, advantages and limitations of qualitative data analysis software, the article describes a qualitative content analysis of 230 newspaper articles, conducted to determine international media perceptions of New Zealand's environmental performance in connection with climate change and carbon emissions. The article proposes a multi-level coding approach during the analysis of news texts that combines quantitative and qualitative elements, allowing the researcher to move back and forth in coding and between analytical levels. The article concludes that while qualitative data analysis software, such as NVivo, will not do the analysis for the researcher, it can make the analytical process more flexible, transparent and ultimately more trustworthy.
      Date
      2015
      Type
      Journal Article
      Publisher
      Institute for Qualitative Research
      Rights
      This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
      Collections
      • Management Papers [1136]
      Show full item record  

      Usage

      Downloads, last 12 months
      1,035
       
       

      Usage Statistics

      For this itemFor all of Research Commons

      The University of Waikato - Te Whare Wānanga o WaikatoFeedback and RequestsCopyright and Legal Statement