Content/textual analysis examines written texts to answer specific research questions about human or social experiences. It commonly includes discourse analysis of written materials rather than spoken words. The analysis process involves selecting a data set and context, defining a theoretical framework, and then coding the text deductively or inductively to extract relevant information. The goal is to analyze the text rather than appreciate its literary aspects. The analysis can use either quantitative or qualitative methods.
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Content / Textual Analysis
Commonly included with Discourse Analysis (which we are
defining as oral discourse, rather than written).
Must have specific research question.
Data set is selected and specified, as well as the context from
which it was gathered.
Theory used in analysis is defined.
Text is codeddeductively or inductively.
Different from literary analysis because it looks to analyze
human/social experience.
Analysis can be quantitative or qualitative.