Qualitative Content Analysis

Udo Kuckartz is Professor of Research Methodology in the Department of Education at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.

• Conceptual foundations of Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA)About categoriesDeveloping categoriesThree types of qualitative content analysisStructuring qualitative content analysisEvaluative qualitative content analysisType-building qualitative content analysisUsing softwareQuality standards, research report, and documentation

The authors’ experience as teachers and practitioners of qualitative analysis methods shines throughout this clearly written, well-structured, and stimulating text. Written guidance, supported by an abundance of illustrative examples, provides a thorough foundation that supports strategies for systematically categorising and analysing qualitative data that build from simple description to complex typology development.