At the end of this process, all identified themes will be discussed in a narrative format, with the use of quotations from participants to support findings and interpretations. Any interpretations will be confirmed with participants in order to ensure reliability of findings. Identifying themes can be an effective methodology for exploring lived experiences of particular phenomenon (Daly, Kellehear, and Gliksman, 1997). A process of ‘coding’ is adopted, whereby important terms, phrases or descriptions within the data are recognised and then organised into themes (Boyatzis, 1998). These themes have been described by Boyatzis (1998) as being “a pattern in the information that at minimum describes and organises the possible observations and at maximum interprets aspects of the phenomenon.” The advantages of creating such themes are vast, with the method being flexible and relatively easy to adopt. Furthermore, the findings are presented in a way that is accessible to the general population and those without a research background. Importantly, it provides an opportunity to summarise large amounts of data in a meaningful way. The method has also been praised for generating unanticipated insights (Braun and Clarke, 2006), which could be useful in innovative research such as
At the end of this process, all identified themes will be discussed in a narrative format, with the use of quotations from participants to support findings and interpretations. Any interpretations will be confirmed with participants in order to ensure reliability of findings. Identifying themes can be an effective methodology for exploring lived experiences of particular phenomenon (Daly, Kellehear, and Gliksman, 1997). A process of ‘coding’ is adopted, whereby important terms, phrases or descriptions within the data are recognised and then organised into themes (Boyatzis, 1998). These themes have been described by Boyatzis (1998) as being “a pattern in the information that at minimum describes and organises the possible observations and at maximum interprets aspects of the phenomenon.” The advantages of creating such themes are vast, with the method being flexible and relatively easy to adopt. Furthermore, the findings are presented in a way that is accessible to the general population and those without a research background. Importantly, it provides an opportunity to summarise large amounts of data in a meaningful way. The method has also been praised for generating unanticipated insights (Braun and Clarke, 2006), which could be useful in innovative research such as