Thematic networks: an analytic tool for qualitative research

Qualitative Research - Tập 1 Số 3 - Trang 385-405 - 2001
Jennifer Attride‐Stirling1
1Commission for Health Improvement, England,

Tóm tắt

The growth in qualitative research is a well-noted and welcomed fact within the social sciences; however, there is a regrettable lack of tools available for the analysis of qualitative material. There is a need for greater disclosure in qualitative analysis, and for more sophisticated tools to facilitate such analyses. This article details a technique for conducting thematic analysis of qualitative material, presenting a step-by-step guide of the analytic process, with the aid of an empirical example. The analytic method presented employs established, well-known techniques; the article proposes that thematic analyses can be usefully aided by and presented as thematic networks. Thematic networks are web-like illustrations that summarize the main themes constituting a piece of text. The thematic networks technique is a robust and highly sensitive tool for the systematization and presentation of qualitative analyses.

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Qualitative Research

Tập 1 Số 3

385-405

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