Analytic phase | Description |
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Data familiarization | Becoming intimately familiar with the data by transcribing and re-listening to the audiotapes to be able to identify patterns |
Initial code generation | Producing descriptive labels which summarize pieces of information from the transcripts that may be relevant for the research question |
Generating (initial) themes | Comparing and interpreting labels to produce initial themes and identifying meaning and relationships between these initial codes |
Theme review | Reviewing initial themes informed by the readiness for change theory |
Theme defining and naming | Formulating final themes by defining over-arching themes in order to respond to the research question |
Report production | Writing a compelling story told by the data, within and beyond the simple descriptions of the themes |