Practical 4 - Thematic analysis

Question 1

What is thematic analysis?

Answer 1

• A method for “identifying, analysing, and reporting patterns (themes) within data
• Enables rich description of the data set, whilst interpreting data with reference to the research question
• It aims to interpret the data set being analysed, rather than generating a generalisable theory

Question 1

What are the 6 phases of thematic analysis?

Answer 1

1. familiarise yourself with the data
2. generate initial codes
3. search for themes
4. review themes
5. define and name themes
6. produce the report