A Case for a More Reliable Content Analysis

Authors

  • Jorge Ávila de Lima Departamento de Ciências da Educação, Universidade dos Açores.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_47-1_1

Keywords:

content analysis, reliability, Cohen's kappa

Abstract

Content analysis is a technique that is very often referred to and used in the social and human sciences, namely in educational research, but it is rarely performed in an adequate way. This paper argues for a more systematic and rigorous approach to this type of analysis and proposes technical solutions for some of the main situations with which content analysts confront themselves. This paper includes methodological recommendations with respect to several aspects of this kind of work and includes a checklist that allows researchers to determine the extent to which their analyses meet criteria of rigour in this domain.

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Author Biography

Jorge Ávila de Lima, Departamento de Ciências da Educação, Universidade dos Açores.

Associate Professor with Aggregation.

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Published

2014-03-24

How to Cite

Lima, J. Ávila de. (2014). A Case for a More Reliable Content Analysis. Revista Portuguesa De Pedagogia, pp. 7-29. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_47-1_1

Issue

Nº 47-1 (2013)

Section

Articles

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