Once you’ve decided to use thematic analysis, there are different approaches to consider. … See more

The first step is to get to know our data. It’s important to get a thorough overview of all the data we collected before we start analyzing individual items. This might involve tran… See more

Next up, we need to code the data. Coding means highlighting sections of our text – usually phrases or sentences – and coming up with shorthand labels or “codes” to describe th… See more

Next, we look over the codes we’ve created, identify patterns among them, and start coming up with themes. Themes are generally broader than codes. Most of the time, you’ll … See more

Now we have to make sure that our themes are useful and accurate representations of the data. Here, we return to the data set and compare our themes against it. Are we missing an… See more

Now that you have a final list of themes, it’s time to name and define each of them. Defining themes involves formulating exactly what we mean by each theme and figuring out … See more