Deduction/Induction: Qualitative Text Analysis

The purpose of this study is to describe content analysis. The paradigm followed in this article is inductive and deductive reasoning. The researcher has adopted a descriptive content analysis. The writer while trying to describe the distinction between qualitative and quantitative analysis, make an attempt to study the role of inductive and deductive reasoning in qualitative content analysis. The purpose of this analysis is to present and create important themes in the body of content. Also a rich description of the text as a social reality is offered. In religious text analysis, the roots are analyzed in order to build a model for conceptual form and propositions are provided as a means of religious thought. The roots analysis has a structural then logical nature and is hidden within the meaning created by the text. In content analysis, in addition to the text the features of message as well source of message and the sender of massage are analyzed to achieve a reasonable result. In this article, the process of qualitative content analysis are studied. The above research method is recommended to specialists who are interested in interdisciplinary research activities in the field of psychology and educational management in conjunction with Islamic study.