Students acquire an overview of and learn to critically assess different text analysis approaches, with a focus on qualitative content analysis. Students acquire competences in software supported qualitative content analysis.

Lecture; practical exercise components; group work; independent work on texts

Basics and techniques of qualitative and quantitative text analysisTopics:Basics of content analysis Materials for text analysis, transcription systems  Techniques of qualitative content analysis - summary inductive creation of categories, deductive category applicationComputer-supported content analysis - QCAmapComparison of qualitative and quantitative content analysis, quality criteria Presentation of evaluation and results regarding qualitative content analysis in research projects

Knowledge of qulitative reseach methods

Mayring, Ph. (2014). Qualitative content analysis. Theoretical foundation, basic procedures and software solution (free download via Social Science Open Access Repository SSOAR, URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-395173 )Mayring, Ph. (2000). Qualitative Content Analysis. Forum Qualitative Social Research FQS, 1 (2). http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1089/2385Fenzl, T., Weder, F., Voci, D. and Lemke, S. (2022). Demoralization Effects of Sustainability: Development of a Theoretical Framework and Exploratory Pilot-Study on Moralization and Demoralization Effects in (M)Eating Behavior. Front. Commun. 7:763465. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.763465 Laybourn, S., Frenzel, A. C. and Fenzl, T. (2019). Teacher Procrastination, Emotions, and Stress: A Qualitative Study. Front. Psychology (Educational Psychology), 10:2325. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02325Haberfellner, C. and Fenzl, T. (2017). The utility value of research evidence for educational practice from the perspective of preservice student teachers in Austria. A qualitative exploratory study. Journal for Educational Research Online, 9:2, 67-85. http://www.j-e-r-o.com/index.php/jero/article/download/766/320Mayring, P. and Fenzl, T. (2014). QCAmap – An Open Access Software for Qualitative Content Analysis [www.QCAmap.org].Link auf weitere Informationenhttps://qualitative-content-analysis.org/en/home/

Exercise regarding the evaluation of text materials with the qualitativecontent analysis; term paper

see topics of the class

Attendance; evaluation of text material with the qualitative content analysis (50%); presentation and discussion of the analysis and results of the content analysis (50%)