Use of content analysis in examining changes in science education aims over time

1978 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry J. Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Over Time

Arguments used by proponents and opponents in Brazil’s regulatory discussions of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2021-056628
Author(s):  
Mônica Nunes-Rubinstein ◽  
Teresa Leão
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Regulatory Agency ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
The Right ◽  
Over Time

ObjectivesTo identify proponents and opponents of the commercialisation and marketing of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), identify the arguments used on both sides and compare how the arguments have changed over time, we analysed three policy discussions occurring in 2009, 2018 and 2019.MethodsWe conducted a content analysis of one document and six videos from these discussions, provided on the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency website, or upon request.ResultsThe arguments most used by tobacco companies were related to claims that the use of e-cigarettes and HTPs is less harmful than conventional tobacco. Unions that support its commercialisation also argued that lifting the ban would prevent smuggling and guarantee their quality. On the other side, universities, medical and anti-tobacco institutions argued that such devices may have health risks, including the risk of inducing cigarette smoking. In 2009, most arguments belonged to the ‘health’ theme, while in 2018 and 2019 economic arguments and those related to morals and ethics were frequently used.ConclusionsThose that supported the commercialisation and marketing of e-cigarettes and HTPs first focused on arguments of harm reduction, while 10 years later the right to access and potential economic consequences also became common. Public health agents and academics must gather evidence to effectively respond to these arguments and discuss these policies, and must prepare themselves to use and respond to arguments related to moral and economic themes.

scholarly journals Interações em blog sobre Astronomia: inovações tecnológicas, motivação, apropriação de conceitos e linguagem científica

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Augusto Spina ◽  
Noemi Sutil ◽  
Marcos Antonio Florczak
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Scientific Language ◽  
Fundamental Education ◽  
Learning Modes ◽  
Role Of Teachers

Resumo: Educação em ciências pode ser associada à formação de sujeitos para problematização e construção conjunta. Essa formação demanda a apropriação de conceitos e de linguagem científica para proposições concernentes à ciência e tecnologia. Nesse sentido, neste trabalho, são apresentadas considerações sobre interações em blog sobre Astronomia envolvendo estudantes de Ensino Fundamental, na disciplina de Ciências, em instituição escolar paranaense, entre 2012 e 2015. Esta pesquisa possui fundamentos na teoria da aprendizagem significativa, destacando as modalidades de aprendizagem representacional, de conceitos e proposicional. Os dados foram constituídos por 516 conjuntos de registros, realizados pelos estudantes, pelo professor e outros participantes em blog. Os dados foram analisados considerando características e pressupostos de Análise de Conteúdo. Entre os resultados, podem ser ressaltados indícios de motivação, apropriação de conceitos e de linguagem científica. Destaca-se o papel do blog para ampliação de espaços de comunicação e aprendizagem, expressões de interesses e de relações conceituais. Ressalta-se, ainda, o compromisso docente, no que concerne às inovações tecnológicas, para o estabelecimento e manutenção do diálogo na educação em ciências. Palavras-chave: Ensino de ciências. Tecnologias educacionais. Aprendizagem significativa. INTERACTIONS IN BLOG ABOUT ASTRONOMY: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, MOTIVATION, APPROPRIATION OF CONCEPTS AND SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE Abstract: Science education can be related to the development of individuals able to problem-pose and carry out joint constructions. This development demands the appropriation of concepts and scientific language so to produce propositions concerning science and technology. In this sense, this work presents some considerations about interactions in a blog about Astronomy with the involvement of students of Fundamental Education, in the discipline of Sciences, in a school in Paraná, from 2012 to 2015. This research is based on the meaningful learning theory, highlighting  representational, of concepts and propositional learning modes. Data is constituted by 516 sets of records in a blog, made by students, teacher and other participants. Data was analyzed considering characteristics and assumptions of Content Analysis. Among the results, some indicators of motivation, appropriation of concepts and scientific language can be highlighted. Blog's role increasing spaces for communication and learning, expressions of interests and conceptual relations is emphasized. Concerning technological innovations, the role of teachers,  establishing and maintaining a dialogue in science education is also highlighted. Keywords: Science education. Educational technologies. Meaningful learning. 

Content Analysis in Science Education

1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Stewart ◽  
Judith van Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Content Analysis

Temporal affordances in the news

Journalism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt ◽  
Motti Neiger
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Online News ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Preparation Time ◽  
News Production ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
Material Conditions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

This article develops the concept of temporal affordances as a framework for understanding and evaluating the relationship between news technologies and journalistic storytelling practices. Accordingly, temporal affordances are defined as the potential ways in which the time-related possibilities and constraints associated with the material conditions and technological aspects of news production are manifested in the temporal characteristics of news narratives. After identifying six such affordances – immediacy, liveness, preparation time, transience, fixation in time, and extended retrievability – we examine manifestations of temporal affordances in different journalistic cultures over time, based on a content analysis of Israeli and US news narratives in different technological eras (from 1950 to 2013). The findings point to a consistent pattern of inter-media differences, in accordance with the distinct affordances of print and online news, alongside cross-cultural and cross-organizational variations in the use of these affordances. In addition, we detect complex patterns of stability and change in the use of temporal affordances in print media over time. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Content Analysis of 75 Years of Diversity Research in Public Administration

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghna Sabharwal ◽  
Helisse Levine ◽  
Maria D’Agostino
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
The State ◽  
Central Issue ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Conceptual Content ◽  
Diversity In The Workplace ◽  
Over Time

Diversity is an important facet of public administration, thus it is important to take stock and examine how the discipline has evolved in response to questions of representative democracy, social equity, and diversity. This article assesses the state-of-the-field by addressing the following question: How has research on diversity in the field of public administration progressed over time? Specifically, we seek to examine how the focus of diversity has transformed over time and the way the field has responded to half a century of legislation and policies aimed at both promoting equality and embracing difference. We utilize a conceptual content analysis approach to examine articles published on diversity in seven key public administration journals since 1940. The implications of this study are of great importance given that diversity in the workplace is a central issue for modern public management.

Unspoken, yet understood: Exploring how couples communicate their exclusivity agreements

2021 ◽  
pp. e20210011
Author(s):  
Megan D. Muise ◽  
Charlene F. Belu ◽  
Lucia F. O’Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
North American ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Direct Communication ◽  
Survey Questions ◽  
Implied Meaning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

Although monogamy (i.e., romantic and/or sexual exclusivity) remains the most common arrangement for romantic partnerships, there is little research exploring how couples communicate about exclusivity to one another. The current study assessed the ways in which couples discuss and negotiate exclusivity agreements, and whether those agreements change over time. Participants were 573 North American adults (mean age = 28.86 years; 52% identified as female) in romantic relationships who completed an online survey asking them to describe their current exclusivity agreements using both structured and open-ended survey questions. Open-ended data were subjected to inductive content analysis, and eight primary themes were identified. Although most (91%) indicated that they have an agreement to remain romantically and sexually exclusive in their relationships, only 43% reported coming to the agreement during an explicit conversation with their partner. More often (52%) the agreements were described as implied, meaning they had never actually been discussed. Of those with exclusivity agreements, 87% reported no change to their agreement throughout the relationship. Implications are discussed in terms of the value of direct communication between partners about exclusivity and infidelity.

Contraception Coverage Policy in Congress

2019 ◽  
pp. 62-83
Author(s):  
Rachel VanSickle-Ward ◽  
Kevin Wallsten
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Affordable Care Act ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Policy Frames ◽  
Congressional Debates ◽  
Coverage Policy ◽  
The Affordable Care Act ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Over Time

Chapter 4 traces the trajectory of competing policy frames in congressional debates over the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although the ACA was not the first attempt to ensure contraceptive coverage, it was easily the most visible, sweeping, and significant. Utilizing content analysis and in-depth interviews with policymakers, this chapter shows that the debate over contraceptive regulation in the ACA shifted course over time—from being predominantly about health care at the start to being predominantly about religious freedom after the law’s passage. Additionally, the analyses presented in this chapter suggest that a policymaker’s gender was far more important than their partisanship in shaping how they chose to frame issues related to contraception under the ACA. Taken together, these findings reveal the dramatic extent to which rhetoric about the ACA’s contraception requirements was dynamic (rather than static) and shaped by gender.

Research on Corporate Sustainability

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-69
Author(s):  
H. Buluthan Cetintas
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Brand Value ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Over Time

Corporate sustainability (CS) has many advantages such as enhancing brand value, providing reputation, and also focuses on gaining the trust of stakeholders. This is a qualitative exploratory study; its goal is to understand how CS research has changed over time. The most cited articles were selected from the journals indexed in SSCI (2000-2019). One hundred and two articles were selected and analyzed by content analysis method. Nature of typical samples, major themes, and research methods used were sought to investigate in CS research. Results showed that there was some scarcity in studies choosing a particular country as a sample. There were no articles in areas important for sustainability research. Besides, index types are barely used in articles. Some subject areas have attracted attention for years and haven't lost their popularity, but some remained in the background. The most used method was content analysis.

The Evolution of Cost Rationalization—Explaining Cost Assessments

2019 ◽  
pp. 231-252
Author(s):  
Susan D. Franck
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Legal Authority ◽  
Relative Success ◽  
Perceived Equity ◽  
Dependent Model ◽  
Over Time

Earlier research identified that, although tribunals rarely cited legal authority and provided only minimal rationalization of their decisions, like the factor-dependent model, tribunals’ approaches varied. To facilitate an evidence-based dialogue about whether those findings persisted, Chapter 7 explores tribunals’ rationalization of cost decisions. It first assesses how many awards contained any rationalization for costs and identifies material gaps between non-final and final awards. Second, it conducts content analysis of tribunals’ costs rationalizations. Third, it explores whether tribunals’ ability to explain their cost decisions changed over time. While there was some evidence that tribunals improved in their cost rationalization, material gaps remained. Tribunals tended to focus upon parties’ relative success, perceived equity and reasonableness, and tribunal discretion, with part conduct during proceedings being of secondary consideration. Meanwhile, concerns involving public justice norms were rarely, if ever, used.

scholarly journals The influence of institutional factors on corporate narratives: A thematic content analysis of Guinness

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-447
Author(s):  
Alonso Moreno ◽  
Martin Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Coding Scheme ◽  
Over Time

This article provides a thematic content analysis of the Chairman’s Statement of Arthur Guinness & Son Ltd over time. The analysis traces the evolution of the content over four distinct periods using a coding scheme developed from extant research. The objective is to study whether the corporate narratives change in line with the institutional factors over time. To interpret the results, we draw on an institutional theory–based lens to offer potential explanations of some of the change and also of stability. Institutions can not only constrain behaviour but also support and empower agents to bring about change. The results of the longitudinal content analysis reveal some variations over time, but in general the content is relatively stable. This may be explained by the organisation itself being an institution that is sufficiently institutionalised so that corporate reporting remained relatively stable. This suggests Guinness may be an example of a strong institution over time.

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