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How to use thematic analysis with interview data

How to use thematic analysis with interview data

How to use thematic analysis with interview data
Virginia Braun(University of Auckland)Victoria ClarkeNicola Rance(both UWE Bristol)

Introduction

This chapter introduces you to thematic analysis (TA), one of the many methods of analysis for qualitative research. TA is an ideal method for researchers new to qualitative research because it is one of the most accessible qualitative analytic methods and it involves procedures that are common to most forms of qualitative analysis (another accessible method is Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA); Smith, Flowers & Larkin, 2009). It also offers great flexibility to the qualitative researcher, as we discuss further below.

Qualitative research, like all research, begins with a research question. In contrast to quantitative research, in which the research question is determined at ...

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