Theory, method, and practice in computer content analysis
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Theory, method, and practice in computer content analysis
（Progress in communication sciences / edited by Melvin J. Voigt, Gerhard J. Hanneman, v. 16）
Ablex Pub., 2001
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
In recent years, computer content analysis has undergone something of a renaissance. Inexpensive and powerful desktop computers mean that computer analysis of texts is available to most researchers. The availability of software to do analyses, however, is not always linked to clear theoretical and methodological understandings. This volume seeks to deal with this concern by providing, from scholars in a variety of disciplines, perspectives upon the theoretical and methodological issues which arise when conducting content analysis via computer. Although it is not always obvious, computer content analysis is a method which inevitably calls for theoretical assumptions. Those theoretical assumptions in turn drive methodological considerations, and method in turn determines the form of the practice of computer content analysis.
This volume includes ten articles by well-known scholars utilizing computer content analysis. A variety of methodological, theoretical, and practical issues are here addressed, presenting unique methods and perspectives for the consideration of computer content analysis. Intended for an audience of graduate students, scholars, and in-field practitioners, Theory, Method and Practice of Computer Content Analysis will serve as an invaluable resource of ideas and practices for those interested in using computers to analyze textual material.
Table of Contents
Introduction Theory In Praise of Dumb Clerks by Robert L. Stevenson Historical Foundations of Computer-Assisted Content Analysis by Donald L. Diefenach Redeveloping DICTION: Theoretical Considerations by Roderick P. Hart Frame Mapping: A Quantitative Method for Investigating Issues in the Public Sphere by Mark Miller and Bonnie Parnell Reichert Toward a Typology and Theoretical Grounding for Computer Content Analysis by Mark D. West and Linda K. Fuller Method Computer Content Analysis and Manual Coding Techniques: A Comparative Analysis by Alf Linderman Pre-Assessment of Scale Reliability: A Computer Content Analysis Approach by Donald G. McTavish Probabilistic Classifiers for Tracking Point-of-View by J.M. Wiebe and R.F. Bruce Practice New Methods of Content Analysis in Education, Evaluation, and Psychology by Herbert J. Walberg, Gretchen W. Arian, Susan J. Paik, and John Miller The Future of Computer Content Analysis: Trends, Unexplored Lands, and Speculations by Mark D. West Author Index Subject Index
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