Find the Theme in Your Data: Little Quick Fix

Robert Thomas

Research output: Book/ReportBook

Abstract

Working with even small amounts of qualitative data can be intimidating. Students may not know where to start, how much detail to involve, what themes really tell you, and why they matter in the larger context of the research. Focused on building confidence and decreasing anxiety from information overload by helping students build a manageable system that works for digging into and making sense of their individual data, this Little Quick Fix answers questions like:

- What is a theme?

- How do I start looking for themes?

- How do I turn my transcriptions into themes?

- How do I turn my codes into themes?

- How do I turn my categories into themes?

- How will I know if my themes are any good?

- How will I know if my themes are meaningful?

Students need help over hurdles at every stage of their research project. They want simple, powerful, accessible tools that deliver results fast. They need to meet interim assessment deadlines and prove that they have successfully passed through multiple stages of their project, or need to master a stage of understanding in a learning cascade before they can proceed to the next week in their methods module.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherSAGE
Number of pages136
ISBN (Print)9781529701241
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2019

Publication series

NameLittle Quick Fix
PublisherSAGE

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