Qualitative Content Analysis Sample Clauses

Qualitative Content Analysis. The basic idea of a recapitulatory systematic content analysis is to unify and incrementally increase the generality of the source material. According to X. Xxxxxxx, this approach is predominantly driven by six reductive processes:24

Qualitative Content Analysis. The following is a qualitative analysis of the EW and GA articles that have been classified under the categories mentioned above. There will be a general analysis of the articles that come under the categories, followed by a comparison of an EW article with a GA article on that topic. Certain categories like Sports (SP), Don't Ask Don't Tell (DA), Academia (AC), Health (H), Government (GO), LGBT rights, pride and activism (RPA), LGBT History (LH) and the L/G/B/T/Q category have been eliminated from the analysis because there were not enough articles under that category in one or both newspapers. For example, there were no articles that could be classified in the AC category from the GA whereas there were only 3 articles from the EW. Another reason is that the kind of topics discussed in that category were not similar enough between the GA and the EW to be compared. For example, the one article in the GA discussing transgender (T) issues talked about identity issues whereas the articles in the EW that covered transgender issues talked mostly about whether there were enough resources on Emory's campus that were directed specifically to transgender students. Also, some categories like People (P) and LGBT Youth (LY) that constantly overlap with each other in multiple articles have been analyzed together. LGBT on campus (LOC) Between 2002 and 2010, the EW published a total of 51 LOC articles and the GA published 5 articles in this category. The vast difference might be due to more policy discussions and incidents on Xxxxx's campus. I shall look at instances where the EW and GA reported on policy changes made by their respective universities. The GA article headline:“Safe Space Program Promotes Acceptance” (Xxxxxx 2010) Word count and page number: The total word count of the article is 577 words and it appeared on page 8. Background: In 2007, Georgia Southern University launched the “Safe Space” program for the university's LGBT community. It is a training session by the Counseling Center for faculty, staff, students and university employees “teaching the importance of acceptance, knowledge and understanding of GLBT community at GSU” (Stuart 2010:8). Quotes: The article provides details about the program along with an interview with the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) faculty adviser, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx. While it is a very straightforward and a typical “hard news” article, Xxxxx does not mince words about the importance of having such a support system in place. This is ...