Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis: A Hybrid Approach of Inductive and Deductive Coding and Theme Development

Jennifer Fereday; Eimear Muir-Cochrane

doi:10.1177/160940690600500107

journal article Mar 01, 2006

Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis: A Hybrid Approach of Inductive and Deductive Coding and Theme Development

Jennifer Fereday Eimear Muir-Cochrane

International Journal of Qualitative Methods Vol. 5 No. 1 pp. 80-92 · SAGE Publications

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Abstract

In this article, the authors describe how they used a hybrid process of inductive and deductive thematic analysis to interpret raw data in a doctoral study on the role of performance feedback in the self-assessment of nursing practice. The methodological approach integrated data-driven codes with theory-driven ones based on the tenets of social phenomenology. The authors present a detailed exemplar of the staged process of data coding and identification of themes. This process demonstrates how analysis of the raw data from interview transcripts and organizational documents progressed toward the identification of overarching themes that captured the phenomenon of performance feedback as described by participants in the study.

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Published: Mar 01, 2006
Vol/Issue: 5(1)
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Jennifer Fereday

Youth & Women's Health Service, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Eimear Muir-Cochrane

University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Jennifer Fereday, Eimear Muir-Cochrane (2006). Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis: A Hybrid Approach of Inductive and Deductive Coding and Theme Development. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 5(1), 80-92. https://doi.org/10.1177/160940690600500107

Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis: A Hybrid Approach of Inductive and Deductive Coding and Theme Development

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