Applied thematic analysis / Greg Guest, Kathleen M. MacQueen, Emily E. Namey.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction to applied thematic analysis. Defining qualitative research -- Analytic purpose -- Qualitative data types -- Thematic analysis -- Theoretical considerations -- Applied research -- Grounded theory -- Phenomenology -- Interpretivism and positivism -- Applied thematic analysis -- Summing up -- Planning and preparing the analysis. Establishing analytic objectives -- Analysis to improve the data collection process -- Analysis to answer a research question -- The quick and targeted analysis -- Summing up -- Writing an analysis plan -- Choosing an analytic approach -- Exploratory analysis -- Explanatory analysis -- Confirmatory analysis -- Comparative analysis : special considerations -- A brief note on theory -- Bounding the analytic view -- Prioritizing analyses from a large database -- Assessing strengths and weaknesses in data -- Summing up