Essentials of Thematic Analysis

Reflexive thematic analysis offers a nuanced approach for dissecting qualitative data from interviews, focus groups, and surveys. By recognizing the researcher's own context, it reveals how personal viewpoints shape findings into rich, situated portrayals of social experiences through clear, practical examples.

The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to qualitative methods, offering exciting opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data and to develop rich and useful findings. 

In this book, Gareth Terry and Nikki Hayfield introduce readers to reflexive thematic analysis, a method of analyzing interview and focus group transcripts, qualitative survey responses, and other qualitative data. Central to this method is the recognition that we are all situated in a particular context, and that we see and speak from that position. This leads researchers to produce knowledge that represents situated truths, providing insights into people''s perspectives on a given topic. 

About the Essentials of Qualitative Methods book series: Even for experienced researchers, selecting and correctly applying the right method can be challenging. In this groundbreaking series, leading experts in qualitative methods provide clear, crisp, and comprehensive descriptions of their approach, including its methodological integrity, and its benefits and limitations. Each book includes numerous examples to enable readers to quickly and thoroughly grasp how to leverage these valuable methods.

• | Author: Gareth Terry, Nikki Hayfield
• | Publisher: American Psychological Association
• | Publication Date: Jul 13, 2021
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781433835575
• | ISBN-10: 1433835576