Thematic Analysis: Striving to Meet the Trustworthiness Criteria
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The process of conducting a thematic analysis is illustrated through the presentation of an auditable decision trail, guiding interpreting and representing textual data and exploring issues of rigor and trustworthiness.Abstract:
As qualitative research becomes increasingly recognized and valued, it is imperative that it is conducted in a rigorous and methodical manner to yield meaningful and useful results. To be accepted ...read more
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Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke +1 more
TL;DR: Since initially writing on thematic analysis in 2006, the popularity of the method as mentioned in this paper has exploded, the variety of TA approaches have expanded, and, not least, our thinking has developed a...
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One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?
Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke +1 more
TL;DR: Developing a universal quality standard for thematic analysis (TA) is complicated by the existence of numerous iterations of TA that differ paradigmatically, philosophically and procedurally.
Doing a thematic analysis: A practical, step-by-step guide for learning and teaching scholars.
Moira Maguire,Brid Delahunt +1 more
TL;DR: The authors apply Braun and Clarke's (2006) framework to describe and explain the process of qualitative analysis within the context of learning and teaching research and illustrate the process using a worked example based on a short extract from a focus group interview, conducted with undergraduate students.
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To saturate or not to saturate? Questioning data saturation as a useful concept for thematic analysis and sample-size rationales
Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke +1 more
TL;DR: It is argued that although the concepts of data-, thematic- or code-saturation, and even meaning-s saturation, are coherent with the neo-positivist, discovery-oriented, meaning excavation project of coding reliability types of TA, they are not consistent with the values and assumptions of reflexive TA.
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Thematic analysis of qualitative data: AMEE Guide No. 131.
Michelle E. Kiger,Lara Varpio +1 more
TL;DR: Thematic analysis is outlined, positioning it in relation to other methods of qualitative analysis, and described when it is appropriate to use the method under a variety of epistemological frameworks, as this term is often misapplied.
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Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke +1 more
TL;DR: Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology as mentioned in this paper, and it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data.
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