Table 3 Phases of thematic analysis taken from Braun & Clarke (2006)
Phase No. | Phase Description |
|---|---|
1 | Familiarising yourself with your data: Transcribing data (if necessary), reading and rereading the data, noting down initial ideas. |
2 | Generating initial codes: Coding interesting features of the data in a systematic fashion across the entire data set, collating data relevant to each code |
3 | Searching for themes: Collating codes into potential themes, gathering all data relevant to each potential theme |
4 | Reviewing themes: Checking in the themes work in relation to the coded extracts (Level 1) and the entire data set (Level 2), generating a thematic ‘map’ of the analysis. |
5 | Defining and naming themes: Ongoing analysis to refine the specifics of each theme, and the overall story the analysis tells; generating clear definitions and names for each theme. |