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"This open access book presents an interdisciplinary approach to reveal biases in English news articles reporting on a given political event. The approach named person-oriented framing analysis identifies the coverage's different perspectives on the event by assessing how articles portray the person ... more

CEDIL Guidelines for the Conduct and Reporting of Mixed Methods in Quantitative Impact Evaluations

Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2018), 4 pp.
"The idea of using mixed methods has a long tradition in social research. But it is also recognized that mixed methods are often poorly applied. In quantitative analysis, the qualitative component, if any, is often poorly designed, integrated or reported. These guidelines are to support the design, ... more

Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse: Methoden, Praxis, Computerunterstützung

Weinheim; Basel: Beltz Juventa, 4. Aufl. (2018), 240 pp.
"Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine methodisch fundierte, verständliche und anwendungsbezogene Anleitung zur inhaltsanalytischen Auswertung qualitativer Daten. Dabei werden drei Varianten qualitativer Inhaltsanalyse ausführlich vorgestellt: die inhaltlich strukturierende, die evaluative und die typenbild ... more
"Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a methodology that enables the analysis of multiple cases in complex situations. It can help explain why change happens in some cases but not others. QCA is designed for use with an intermediate number of cases, typically between 10 and 50. It can be used i ... more
"In July 2015, Internews launched Open Mic Nepal, a project designed to track and debunk rumors in the earthquake-afected communities. Based on previous pilots of this approach in Gaza and Liberia, the project set out to assess and address information needs by using minimally structured qualitative ... more
"Media and Communication Research Methods, Fourth Edition is a concise and practical text designed to give students a step-by-step introduction to conducting media and communication research. Offering real-world insights along with the author’s signature animated style, this text makes the discuss ... more
"Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today. ... more

Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse: Grundlagen und Techniken

Weinheim; Basel: Beltz, 12., überarb. Aufl. (2015), 152 pp.
"Viele Ansätze der »Qualitativen Sozialforschung« bleiben vage, unsystematisch und schwer nachvollziehbar. Die »Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse« hingegen bietet als explizit theorie- und regelgeleitete Analyse die Möglichkeit einer systematischen, strukturierten Arbeit mit unterschiedlichstem sprac ... more

Qualitative Sozialforschung: Eine Einführung

Reinbek: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, 4. Aufl. der vollst. überarb. und erw. Neuausg. 2007 (2011), 617 pp.
"Qualitative Sozialforschung findet immer weitere Verbreitung und differenziert sich immer stärker in Ansätzen und Methoden. Dieses Buch führt entlang des Forschungsprozesses in die theoretischen Grundlagen, die methodischen Ansätze und ihre Anwendung ein. Vorgestellt werden die wichtigsten Meth ... more

Triangulation

Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 3., aktual. Aufl. (2011), 129 pp.
"Das Buch führt anhand konkreter Vorgehensweisen in die Diskussion und Praxis der Triangulation ein. Es zeichnet Ursprung und Geschichte des Konzepts sowie kritische Diskussionen nach. Triangulation sollte sich nicht in der reinen Verbindung von Methoden erschöpfen. Erst in der Verknüpfung deren ... more

A Quick Guide to Audience Research

Wellington: Original Books (2006), 54 pp.
"This is a short, practically oriented and easy to understand guide through the different methods of audience research. It explains how and why audience research can contribute to the programming of local radio stations, and introduces the basics of quantitative research (ie, sampling, writing a que ... more
"This article is based on the analysis of 198 communication and media projects financed by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Nearly 80% of the projects were aimed at communication infrastructure and training for its maintenance." (commbox)
"Die Arbeit untersucht auf der Basis zweier Forschungsaufenthalte in Pakistan (Oktober-Dezember 1995) und im Iran (April bis Juni 1996) Grundsatzfragen der Kommunikationsentwicklung in den beiden Ländern und erfasst insbesondere Existenz und Rolle zweier strukturierter Kommunikationsebenen - tradit ... more

Qualitative Forschung: Ein Handbuch

Reinbek: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag (2000), 768 pp.
"Este documento acompaña al manual diseñado para ayudar a los administradores de equipos de trabajo del Banco Mundial a planificar y supervisar la ejecución de actividades de comunicación en proyectos de PSN. El manual revisa los principios básicos de comunicación para el cambio en el comporta ... more

Enhancing Organizational Performance: A Toolbox for Self-Assessment

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1999), xiv, 128 pp.
"The tools and tips of this handbook go beyond measuring the impact of programmes, products and services by integrating techniques of formative assessment, in which the assessment team helps the organization become more effective in meeting its goals. The model is flexible and adaptable to any type ... more
"Ce guide presente un modele d'auto-evaluation organisationnelle innovateur et opportunement eprouve. Les instruments et les conseils proposés dans Ameliorer la performance organisationnelle depassent amplement la mesure de l'incidence des programmes et de la production des biens et services. Ils i ... more