Thematic Analysis
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- THEMATIC ANALYSIS
- Data
Analysis
- Content Analysis
- Thematic Analysis
- Discourse Analysis
- Conversational Analysis
- Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
- Grounded Theory
- What
is thematic analysis
- Foundation for many qualitative analytical approaches
- Underpinning
- Conversation Analysis
- Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
- Narrative Analysis
- Grounded Theory
- Discourse Analysis
- What
counts as a theme
- Recurrent ideas, topics, statements etc that generate a pattern which may explain or add meaning to a person’s (or group of people’s) experiences
- No set rules are available to determine a theme
- A theme must answer the research question
- Inductive
Thematic Analysis
- Inductive themes come from the data without predefining a specific research question
- They come from the output and are often core message themes rather than domain summaries
- Deductive
Thematic Analysis
- Deductive themes relate to a predefined theoretical position or specific research question
- The theory/question is then used to organise the data into patterns (themes come during familiarisation)
- Using
Thematic Analysis
- Familiarisation
- Initial coding
- Identification of themes
- Review themes
- Define and name themes
- Write-up of findings
- Reliability
and Validity
- Cannot be established in the same way as quantitative research
- Demonstrating
reliability and validity
- Yardley
(2014) – 4
ways to show reliability and validity
- Sensitivity to context
- Commitment and rigour
- Coherence and transparency
- Impact and importance
- Yardley
(2014) – 4
ways to show reliability and validity
- Data
Analysis
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