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Title: Quantifying Qualitative Reason: Developing a Codebook for Quantitative Content Analysis of Child Welfare Expert Reports.
Authors: McGinn, Polly Evans (AUTHOR), Nordanger, Dag Øystein (AUTHOR), Mæhle, Magne Olav (AUTHOR), Christiansen, Øivin (AUTHOR), Braarud, Hanne Cecilie (AUTHOR)
Source: Social Work Research. Dec2025, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p222-234. 13p.
Subjects: Child welfare, Documentation, Social workers, Psychologists, Content analysis, Decision making, Experimental design, Social case work, Information needs, Medical coding, Research methodology, Authors, Group process, Standards
Geographic Terms: Norway
Abstract: Expert assessments have significant influence in child welfare decision making in Norway. Insight into expert assessment is therefore critical to ensure a sound basis for such decisions, yet knowledge about the process of expert assessments is lacking. To close this knowledge gap, authors have developed a codebook to quantitatively explore expert assessment reports in child welfare cases in Norway. The aim of this article is to provide a transparent account of the development of the codebook. Authors describe how codebook reliability and validity were established. The value of the team approach is emphasized. Insight into the process may be of particular value to other researchers considering quantitative content analysis of qualitative reports in both child welfare research and other contexts. This is a potentially important study in developing a tool that provides empirical oversight regarding the practice of experts in the field of child welfare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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