TY - JOUR AU - Epp, André PY - 2020/01/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Analytical Heuristics for Qualitative Content Analysis—Between Modifications of Research Practice and Innovation Potential JF - Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research JA - FQS VL - 21 IS - 1 SE - Relationships Between Qualitative Content Analysis and Other Methods DO - 10.17169/fqs-21.1.3429 UR - https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3429 SP - AB - <p>Against the background of an analysis of youth social workers' practical theories, I discuss considerations and decisions involved in creating a stronger link between qualitative content analysis and analytical heuristics. I explain that it is possible to identify content-related (knowledge) concepts using MAYRING's (2000, 2015) summarizing technique. However, findings regarding the relations between concepts on a formal level are limited when using this technique. As qualitative content analysis can be modified (SCHREIER, 2014), it is possible to combine it with other empirical methods and models. I demonstrate how the summarizing technique of qualitative content analysis can be linked to BRONFENBRENNER's (1981) ecological systems theory. In doing so, content-related (knowledge) concepts can be explained in detail and their interconnections can be unveiled and understood. Based on empirical data, I demonstrate how such an empirical analysis can be conducted.</p> ER -