SM analysis qualitative data

Question 1

What a the 6 stages of thematic analysis?

Answer 1

familiarisation and immersion
generating initial codes/coding
searching for themes
reviewing themes
defining and naming themes 
producing the report

Question 2

describe 3 stages of thematic analysis?

Answer 2

• Familiarisation and immersion - transcribing data, reading and re-reading the data and noting down initial ideas
• Generating initial codes - coding interesting features of the data in a systematic fashion across the entire data set, collecting data relevant to each code
• Searching for themes - collating codes into potential themes, gathering all data relevant to each potential theme
• Reviewing themes - checking if themes work in relation to the coded extracts and the entire data set. Generating a thematic map of analysis
• Defining and naming themes - ongoing analysis to refine the specifics for each theme, and the overall story the analysis tells, generating clear definitions and names for each theme
• Producing the report - final opportunity for analysis. Selection of vivid, compelling extract examples, final analysis of selected extracts, relating back of the analysis to the research question and literature, producing a scholarly report of the analysis.

Question 3

what is thematic analysis?

Answer 3

is a method of analysing qualitative data to identify patterns of meaning across a dataset that provide an answer to the research question being address