Completing a Qualitative Study
Table 1
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Definition of the code |
Example from Transcript |
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Table 2
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Words or Phrases |
Notes on the Words/Phrases |
Notes on Emerging Themes |
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Write down the words or phrases here. |
For example, do they appear in a transcript of one particular interview, or do they show up in several interviews? If they show up in several, there is a pattern that cross-cuts individuals. You might want to state Name of participant/Page number of transcript (if that seems to make sense). |
As you review the list of words/phrases in column 1, and see some patterns, you can name the patterns. Collapse the repeating words/phrases into 4-5 (or whatever seems relevant) themes. |
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Write down the words or phrases here. |
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Keep writing down many words/phrases that appear frequently, until you have written them all down. |
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Table 3
Inductively Developed Themes
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Examples of Quotes From the Transcripts |
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Put the name of the theme here. |
Put a quote here that represents the theme. |
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Place additional examples of quotes for this theme in each cell in this table. |
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