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Qualitative Data analysis
Thematic Analysis
Thematic analysis to allow the researcher to extract categories of data with similar meaning.
Data from focus group sessions and interviews will be coded into conceptual categories of data.
Thus, categories of data will be used to generate themes based on research questions. Braun
and Clarke (2006) affirm that thematic analysis is a method for identifying, analysing, and
reporting patterns (themes) within data.
Grounded Theory
Grounded theory approach to data analysis is employed, meaning data collection and data
analysis is done concomitantly (Charmaz, 2006; Corbin and Strauss, 2008). Qualitative data
analysis ideally occurs concurrently with data collection so that investigators can generate an
emerging understanding about research questions, which in turn informs both the sampling and
the questions being asked.
This iterative process of data collection and analysis eventually leads to a point in the data
collection where no new categories or themes emerge. This is referred to as saturation,
signalling that data collection is complete.