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Thematic analysis ("Thematic analysis is a method for identifying, …
Thematic analysis
"Thematic analysis is a method for identifying, analysing and reporting patterns (themes) within data."
"thematic analysis involves the searching across a data set; be that a number of interviews or focus groups, or a range of texts; to find repeated patterns of meaning. The exact form and product of thematic analysis varies, as indicated above, and so it is important that the questions outlined above are considered before and during thematic analyses.
Six steps:
- Familiarizing yourself with your data
- Generating initial codes
- Searching for themes
- Reviewing themes
- Defining and naming themes
- Producing the report
Pitfalls
- Not analysing the data
- Using the questions as themes
- Weak analysis
- Mismatch between data and findings
- Mismatch between theory and claims
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