Journal of RCI is related to the special education and disability area.

1. CONTENT ANALYSIS
OF JRCI
Sandhya B. Pagare
Librarian
Hashu Advani College of Special Education, Mumbai

2. What is Content Analysis?
 Haggarty summarized content analysis as “ Content analysis is a research
method which allows the qualitative data collected in research to be analysed
systematically and reliably so that generalizations can be made from them in
relation to the categories of interest to the researcher”. Content analysis is
useful for analyzing the collected qualitative data systematically. However, it is a
time consuming method.
 The services and research on content analysis is a transition of the academic
libraries from academic services to research oriented services. Agrahari et al.
concluded that, “In the field of Library and information science, content analysis
always uses in purist form but occasionally uses a hybrid approach
incorporating quantitative and qualitative technique”(116).
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3. Journal of Rehabilitation Council of India (JRCI )
 The Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI) was set up as
a registered society in 1986. In 1992 the RCI Act was
enacted by Parliament and it became a Statutory Body
in June1993.
 The mandate given to RCI is to regulate and monitor
services given to persons with disability, to
standardize syllabi and to maintain a Central
Rehabilitation Register of all qualified professionals
and personnel working in the field of Rehabilitation
and Special Education.
 The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) publishes the
Journal of Rehabilitation Council of India (JRCI) since
2008. The latest issue of the JRCI is printed, published
and edited by Mr. S K Srivastava, Member Secretary,
on behalf of RCI, New Delhi .
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4. To find
out the
subject
coverag
e of the
JRCI
from
2012 to
2016
Objective This study uses the content analysis method.
Coding variables were decided through
inductive and deductive procedures. The
researcher examined the subject coverage of
the Journal of RCI from 2012 to 2016. The last
volume (Volume number 12)of Journal of
Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) published
in 2016 as per the website of RCI. The
descriptive statistics was used to analyze the
data. The frequency and percentages were
tabulated to determine the most covered area of
research. The Ms Excel was used to tabulate
and analyze the data
Research
Methodology
The present
study covers the
period of five
years of Journal
of Rehabilitation
from 2012 to
2016
The present
study gives the
findings on only
the subject
coverage of
Journal of
Rehabilitation
Council.
Scope and
Limitations
Data collection carried out on 37 articles and coding
and tabularizing is done with help of Ms. Excel. The
JRCI has annual frequency of publication. Five
volumes have 37 articles to examine their subject
coverage.
Data
Collection
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5. Data analysis
Majority of the articles (35%) were on hearing
impairment / deafness related.
Most of the research conducted on learning
disabilities and related (24%), visual
impairment and related(24%), inclusive
education (22%), and People with Disabilities
(PwD)(19%).
About 28 articles are on individual research
topics such as teacher education, technology
related etc
SUBJECT COVERAGE OF JRCI 2012-2016
Mental
Retardatio
n
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6. Conclusions
 Journal of Rehabilitation Council of India is an annual publication. The latest
issue of the JRCI is printed, published and edited by Mr. S K Srivastawa,
Member Secretary, on behalf of RCI, New Delhi. The last volume (Volume number
12)of Journal of Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) published in 2016 as per
the website of RCI.
 The study focus on the subject coverage of the journal articles during the period
of 2012-2016. Most of the articles were about inclusive education, learning
disabilities and related disabilities and hearing impairment and deafness relate
disabilities. There is scope for the researchers to conduct the study on the
areas that remained untouched or rarely researched. It includes mental
retardation, sensory profile, and mainstreaming etc.
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7. References
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Management, vol. 4, no. 1, 2017, pp. 97–118.
 Haggarty, Linda. “What Is Content Analysis?” Medical Teacher, vol. 18, no. 2, Jan. 1996, pp. 99–101, https://doi.org/10.3109/01421599609034141.
 Luo, Amy. “What Is Content Analysis and How Can You Use It in Your Research?” Scribbr, 18 July 2019, www.scribbr.com/methodology/content-
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 Tristani, Lauren, et al. “Taking Steps to Inclusion: A Content Analysis of a Resource Aimed to Support Teachers in Delivering Inclusive Physical
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