Lecture 20 - Qualitative Methods 2

Question 1

What is thematic analysis

Answer 1

A method for identifying, analysing and reporting themes present in qualitative data

Question 2

What is the inductive approach to thematic analysis

Answer 2

Bottom up

Data driven

Recording data without attempting to make it fit categories

Question 3

What is the deductive approach to thematic analysis

Answer 3

Top down approach

Focused on analysis

Question 4

What are the six phases of thematic analysis according to Braun & Clarke (2006)

Answer 4

Familiarising self with data

Generating initial codes

Searching for themes

Reviewing themes

Defining and naming themes

Producing the report

Question 5

What does familiarising yourself with the data in thematic analysis involve?

Answer 5

First step

Transcribing data, immersing self and noting down initial ideas

Question 6

What does generating initial codes consist of in thematic analysis

Answer 6

Step 2

Coding interesting features of the data in a systematic fashion , collating data relevant to each code

Coding can be semantic or latent (words used or inferring the meaning underneath)

Question 7

What does searching for themes involve in thematic analysis

Answer 7

Step three

Collating codes into potential themes that capture the most salient pattern in the data

Creates a sort of table of these themes, subthemes etc

Question 8

What does reviewing themes consist of in thematic analysis

Answer 8

Step four

Reviewing, do these themes make sense in relation to the coded transcripts, and wether everything fits into the themes they’ve been recorded under