This week’s topics
Qualitative Analysis and Data Synthesis
- Thematic analysis frameworks
- Transcript coding and category generation
- Researcher reflexivity and bias management
- Drawing grounded conclusions from qualitative accounts
- How to Really do Thematic Analysis? Easy Step-by-Step Guide
- Coding and Thematic Analysis - the role of Culture & how to reduce Researcher Bias
- Qualitative data analysis - Coding Tutorial - Initial Codes | "From Codes to Themes" episode 1
What you will be able to do
- 4.2 Analyse data using appropriate approaches.
- 4.3 Draw conclusions from data collected.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse data using appropriate approaches.
Study materials
Videos
- How to Really do Thematic Analysis? Easy Step-by-Step Guide · YouTube · Qualitative Researcher Dr Kriukow · 16 min · for registered students
- Coding and Thematic Analysis - the role of Culture & how to reduce Researcher Bias · YouTube · Qualitative Researcher Dr Kriukow · 13 min · for registered students
- Qualitative data analysis - Coding Tutorial - Initial Codes | "From Codes to Themes" episode 1 · YouTube · Qualitative Researcher Dr Kriukow · 24 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 9: Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 108–121 · for registered students
- Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
- Research Methods Knowledge Base (Trochim, hosted by Conjointly) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
