Thematic Analysis

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Permalink Reply by Muhammad Mazhar Khan on February 2, 2012 at 11:01

There are quite a few titles on TA. However, you might want to read through one of the pioneering works in TA:

"Transforming qualitative information: thematic analysis and code development" by Richard E. Boyatzis (1998).

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Permalink Reply by Leon Kuczynski on February 4, 2012 at 22:25

Hi, I separate the underlying qualitative theory which can be pretty specific  from the procedural method which is pretty generic.  For the generic procedure I cite:

Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative

Research in Psychology, 3, 77-101.

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Permalink Reply by Ulrike Charlton on February 6, 2012 at 18:18

Hi, I am in a similar situation and would like to recommend a new title from SAGE.
It is written by Guest,G., MacQueen, K.M. & Namey, E.E. (2012). Applied Thematic Analysis.

You can read the first two chapters as sample material if you click on the link below. 
Chapter 1. Introduction to Applied Thematic Analysis ;  Chapter 2. Planning and Preparing the Analysis

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book233379?siteId=sage-uk&prodT...

 

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Permalink Reply by Chipo Gift K. Muponisi on February 7, 2012 at 0:40

See Michael Quinn Patton, Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods, Sage publication, 2nd edition. Although it is  suitable mostly for data analysis, interpretation, and reporting, it gives a lot of insight into qualitative methods...

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