Use of content analysis to conduct knowledge-building and theory-generating qualitative systematic reviews

By D. Finfgeld-Connett. 2014

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Findings from knowledge-building and theory-generating qualitative systematic reviews have the potential to help guide policy formation and practice in many disciplines. Unfortunately, this potential is currently hindered by the fact that rigorous data analysis methods have not been consistently used and/or articulated for purposes of conducting these types of reviews. Content analysis is a flexible data analysis method that can be used to conduct qualitative systematic reviews; however, its application in this context has not been fully explicated. Qualitative systematic reviewers who aim to build knowledge and generate theory are urged to adapt content analysis methods to accommodate data that are, by nature, highly organized and contextualized. In addition, they are encouraged to use reflective memoing and diagramming to ensure valid integration, interpretation, and synthesis of findings across studies. Finally, reviewers are advised to clearly and fully explain their data analysis methods in research reports.

Subfields: Education, General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research

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CHE Principles: facilitating authentic and dialogical semi-structured interviews in educational research (2017, methodology): “This analysis combined selected features of textual analysis (Koenig 2006), content analysis (Finfgeld-Connett 2014), thematic analysis (Nind et al.”
Qualitative research in six sport and exercise psychology journals between 2010 and 2017: An updated and expanded review of trends and interpretations (2019, methodology): “As descriptive reviews are useful resources to take stock of developments in qualitative research and offer ways forward in light of said developments (Finfgeld-Connett, 2014) we sought to explore four specific trends in published qualitative research since 2009 in six sport and exercise psychology ”
Critical features of effective coaching for early childhood educators: a review of empirical research literature (2019, methodology): “Deductive content analysis of the articles was undertaken, based on methods described by Miles and Huberman (1994), Lankshear and Knobel (2004) and Finfgeld-Connett (2014). Content analysis involves organising and 569”
Advancing Qualitative Research Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software (QDAS)? Reviewing Potential Versus Practice in Published Studies using ATLAS.ti and NVivo, 1994–2013 (2016, methodology): “We conducted a qualitative content analysis (Finfgeld-Connett, 2014) of 763 empirical studies using QDAS published in peer-reviewed journals between 1994 and 2013.”