Thematic analysis

Question 1

What is thematic analusis

Answer 1

• qualitative analytic method to analyse and report themes (patterns) within data
• patterns identified through data coding
• it organises, describes and interprets data

Question 2

Outline the 6 stages of thematic analysis

Answer 2

• familiarisation with the data- intensely reading
• coding- generating coes that identify features of the data important to answering research q
• searching for themes- identify themes
• reviewing themes- checking potential themes against the data which can involve splitting, combining or discarding one
• defining and naming themes- detailed analysis of each theme
• writing up

Question 3

How can thematic analysis be displayed

Answer 3

-using graphs