Table 3 The four stages of analysis
Stages | Description of the analytical process |
|---|---|
1: From chaos to codes: Read-through | Getting familiar with the data by reading through all transcripts. Note-taking using mind-maps to record topics for potential codes. |
2: Coding the material: Deductive-inductive cycles | Three authors (MSS, JR, HL) independently coding three manuscripts to ensure quality and congruence of coding. Subsequently coding all transcripts, adapting the codebook as necessary. Dynamically developing codebook during the coding process (inductive). |
3: From code to meaning: Identifying themes | Studying the codes in isolation and in conjunction with each other, searching for themes. Creating mind maps of potential themes and identifying if and how codes fit within these. |
4: From de-contextualisation to recontextualisation: Descriptions | Connecting the themes to broader body of literature, looking for connections within and between themes. Recontextualising by returning to transcripts to consider if themes reflect what participants discussed. Writing out narrative within themes. |