Applied Thematic Analysis
- Greg Guest - FHI 360, Social Research Solutions
- Kathleen M. MacQueen - FHI 360
- Emily E. Namey - FHI 360, Social Research Solutions
After collecting qualitative data from in-depth interviews, focus groups, or field observations, students and researchers often struggle to make sense of it. This step-by-step guide draws on the authors' many years of experience carrying out qualitative research and conducting trainings on the subject. Their book describes how to analyze qualitative data in a systematic and rigorous way. The authors introduce and outline applied thematic analysis, an inductive approach that draws on established and innovative theme-based techniques suited to the applied research context. Chapters follow the sequence of activities in the analysis process and also include discussions of mixed methods, choosing the most appropriate software, and how to write up and present the results.
"This book presents what all of the books I've tried to use in the past have failed to present—how to analyze qualitative data."—Catherine C. Schifter, Temple University
"This book does a wonderful job of explaining how important thematic analysis is for producing good research, and it uses rich and detailed examples to do it."—Matthew Hartley, University of Pennsylvania
very nicely done support text for students doing thematic analysis. will also use as dissertation support
A comprehensive, practice-based guide to Thematic Analysis. Useful for early researchers because it sets out the concepts, methodology and processes of this form of analysis as distinct from other approaches.
Thematic analysis is often used as a vague catch-all term for qualitative research, so it's especially helpful to have this text to flesh out and formalise the approach. Particularly useful are the description of how to create a coding frame and example code definitions. For someone new to thematic analysis (proper), this book would be extremely useful.
Useful insight into thematic analysis for the more junior researcher/new researcher in this topic.
Applied thematic Analysis (ATA) provides students and researchers with a practical framework for undertaking inductive thematic analysis on most types of qualitative data. This book is made up of 10 chapters which are well written in assessable language for beginners and experienced researchers alike. Chapters one to three introduce the reader to the concept of applied thematic analysis and cover many of the analytic techniques used in ATA, provides instruction and guidance for planning and preparing the data analysis, and explains how to segment text and develop data themes and codes. Chapter four covers the validity and reliability of research design most commonly associated with quantitative approaches, as well as, credibility and dependability in qualitative research design. Book Chapters five to seven discuss different analysis techniques and processes such as: key word searches and negative case analysis, in addition to, how to analyse data from focus groups. The remaining chapters eight to ten define mixed methods research and describe integrating qualitative and quantitative data, selecting qualitative and quantitative data analysis software and the factors to consider, and writing up applied thematic analysis with regards to customising the report for different types of audiences. In summary, this book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in undertaking a thematic approach to gathering, analysing, interpreting and producing empirical research reports.
A comprehensive text on Qualitative Data Analysis.
The exercises were useful helping students to understand the process.
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED THEMATIC ANALYSIS
Chapter 2: PLANNING AND PREPARING THE ANALYSIS
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