Thematic Analysis Flashcards
What is thematic analysis?
A qualitative analytic method, analysis, and reporting themes (patterns) within data.
Patterns are identified through data coding (similar to content analysis).
Thematic analysis organises, describes, and interprets data.
Identified themes become the categories for analysis.
What are the 6 stages in thematic analysis? Explain them.
Familiarisation with the data:
Involves intensely reading the data, to become immersed in its content.
Coding:
Involves generating codes (labels) that identify features of the data important to answering the research question.
Searching for themes:
Involves checking the potential themes against the data to identify patterns of meaning (potential themes).
Reviewing themes:
Involves checking potential themes against the data, to see if they explain the data and answer the research question. Themes are refined, which can involve: splitting, combining, or discarding them if they overlap.
Defining any main themes:
Involves detailed analysis of each theme and creating an informative name for each one.
Writing up:
Involves combining together the information gained from the analysis.
Thematic analysis may also involve….
The comparison of themes, identification of co-occurrences of themes and using graphs to display differences.
