How Does Policy Conceptualise Citizen Science? A Qualitative Content Analysis of International Policy Documents

Abstract This article introduces and discusses a study that aims at illuminating discursive representations of education for sustainable development (henceforth – ESD) by means of compiling and analysing a corpus of policy documents written by English medium instruction (EMI) secondary schools in Estonia and Norway, respectively. Informed by the constructivist approach (Foucault, 1981), discursive representations of ESD in the study were operationalised as discursive strategies that were employed in naming, referring to, and providing an evaluative perspective to ESD-related topics. In this study, the corpus of policy documents published by EMI secondary schools in Estonia and Norway was collected in order to analyse discursive representations of ESD by means of applying a qualitative content analysis. The results of the analysis indicated that the discursive representations of ESD were similarly construed in policy documents written and communicated by EMI secondary schools in Estonia and Norway. Those findings were further discussed in the article in conjunction with their didactic implications.

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Doing Frontiers: On the Performativity of the European Border and Migration Regime

DNGPS Working Paper ◽

10.3224/dngps.v2i1.01 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (1-2016) ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Tobias Heinze ◽

Sebastian Illigens Sebastian Illigens ◽

Michael Pollok

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

European Identity ◽

European Security ◽

Policy Documents ◽

Security Discourse ◽

Subject Categories ◽

Multidimensional Matrix ◽

And Migration

Determining European territory is a delicate endeavor. A definite borderline is hard to identify. Instead, European security discourse spans a space with conditional qualities: open for some, impervious for many. Referring to Judith Butler's theory, this constribution’s aim is to disclose performative forces that create corresponding subject-categories. Particularly, expert-driven legislation on migration and the militarization of the security discourse is relevant. It is possible to reconstruct a multidimensional matrix of intelligibility. For this, relevant policy documents are analyzed by conducting a qualitative content analysis. This contribution allows to critically question foundational dimensions of European identity constituted by regulatory and exclusive practices at the borders.

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‘La radio émouvante, divertissante, intéressante?’

Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschappen ◽

10.5117/2013.041.001.041 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lien De Cang ◽

Katia Segers

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Public Service ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Policy Documents ◽

The Public ◽

Public Service Broadcasting ◽

Theoretical Reflection

How to serve the audience? The Belgian National Radio Institute (N.I.R.) in search of putting into practice the public service remit through its music and audience policy before the era of television (1930-1953). How to serve the audience? The Belgian National Radio Institute (N.I.R.) in search of putting into practice the public service remit through its music and audience policy before the era of television (1930-1953). This article questions in what way the Belgian radio-broadcaster was searching how to put into practice the central public service remit through its music and audience policy from the start of the institute in 1930 till the launch of television in 1953. Departing from a theoretical reflection on the concept of Public Service Broadcasting, this article presents the results of a qualitative content analysis of policy documents (minutes, annual reports) as well as writings of key members of the N.I.R.-staff. It reveals a shared paternalistic vision on the public service remit as well as oppositional views upon the audience and how to serve it.

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The role of digital user feedback in a user-centred development process in citizen science

Journal of Science Communication ◽

10.22323/2.18010203 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (01) ◽

pp. A03 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ulrike Sturm ◽

Martin Tscholl

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Citizen Science ◽

Participatory Design ◽

Development Process ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

User Feedback ◽

Mobile App ◽

User Centred Design ◽

General User

In citizen science, user-centred development is often emphasised for its potential to involve participants in the development of technology. We describe the development process of the mobile app “Naturblick” as an example of a user-centred design in citizen science and discuss digital user feedback with regard to the users' involvement. We have identified three types of digital user feedback using qualitative content analysis: general user feedback, contributory user feedback and co-creational user feedback. The results indicate that digital user feedback can link UCD techniques with more participatory design approaches.

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Sixteen years of eHealth experiences in Iran: a qualitative content analysis of national policies

Health Research Policy and Systems ◽

10.1186/s12961-021-00795-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Seyyed Meysam Mousavi ◽

Amirhossein Takian ◽

Mahmood Tara

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Health System ◽

Building Block ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Critical Role ◽

National Policy ◽

National Health System ◽

Policy Formulation ◽

Policy Documents ◽

Strategic Plans

Abstract Introduction As a building block of all health systems and a multi-sectoral domain, eHealth has a critical role to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly universal health coverage (UHC). Our objective was to provide a better understanding of the recent experiences on eHealth policy, particularly in framing process of the policies and strategies, in an attempt to develop evidence-based recommendations that can inform future eHealth policy formulation, implementation, and development in Iran. Methods We undertook an exploratory, descriptive, comparative, retrospective and longitudinal analysis of eHealth policies by using content analysis of upstream and other key national policy documents, guided by criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ). A systematic and purposive search was conducted to identify publicly-accessible documents related to eHealth policies in Iran, followed by in-depth, semi-structured, open-ended interviews with purposefully identified national key informants in the field of eHealth. MAXQDA® 12 was used to assist with qualitative data analysis. Findings We retrieved and included 13 national policy documents demonstrating 16 years experiences of recorded eHealth policy in Iran, from 2004–2020. Our analysis revealed seven main categories as challenges of eHealth policies in Iran: (1) lack of comprehensive and big picture of all eHealth components; (2) lack of long-term and strategic plans on eHealth; (3) poor consistency among national policy documents; (4) unrealistic and non-operational timing of policy documents; (5) inappropriate identification and lack of involvement of key actors in development and implementation of eHealth policies; (6) low priority of eHealth in the national health system, and (7) unconventional focus and attention to Electronic Health Record (EHR). Conclusion The findings reveal almost two decades history of eHealth initiatives at the national and upstream policy level in Iran, with noticeable gaps between desired policies and achieved expectations. The inclusion of eHealth solutions in the policy documents has been controversial and challenging. eHealth seems to have not been meaningfully established in the minds and views of policy makers and senior manager, which might have led to the development of incomplete and contradictory policies. The health system in Iran needs, we advocate, the design of an evidence-informed eHealth roadmap, as well as continuous, systematic, and reasonably time-bounded strategic plans to establish eHealth as the building block of health system along the pathway towards sustainable health development.

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