thematic analysis

Question 1

what is thematic analysis

Answer 1

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

Question 2

what are the 6 stages of thematic analysis

Answer 2

1. familiarisation with data - intensely reading data, becoming immersed in its content
2. coding - involves generating codes (labels) that identify features of data important to answering research q
3. searching for themes - involves checking potential themes against data to identify patterns of meaning (potential themes)
4. reviewing themes - involves checking potential themes against data, to see if they explain data and answer research question. Themes are refined, whihc can involve splitting, combining or discarding one
5. defining and naming themes - involves detailed analysis of each theme - creating an informative name for each
6. writing up - involves combining together info gained from analysis

Question 3

difference between content and thematic analysis

Answer 3

goes beyond just counting words and phrases, and involves identifying ideas within data
can involve comparison of themes, identification of co-occurrences of themes, using graphs to display differences