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Thematic analysis of qualitative data: AMEE Guide No. 131.
Michelle E. Kiger,Lara Varpio +1 more
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Thematic analysis is outlined, positioning it in relation to other methods of qualitative analysis, and described when it is appropriate to use the method under a variety of epistemological frameworks, as this term is often misapplied.Abstract:
Thematic analysis is a widely used, yet often misunderstood, method of qualitative data analysis. It is a useful and accessible tool for qualitative researchers, but confusion regarding the method's philosophical underpinnings and imprecision in how it has been described have complicated its use and acceptance among researchers. In this Guide, we outline what thematic analysis is, positioning it in relation to other methods of qualitative analysis, and describe when it is appropriate to use the method under a variety of epistemological frameworks. We also provide a detailed definition of a theme, as this term is often misapplied. Next, we describe the most commonly used six-step framework for conducting thematic analysis, illustrating each step using examples from our own research. Finally, we discuss advantages and disadvantages of this method and alert researchers to pitfalls to avoid when using thematic analysis. We aim to highlight thematic analysis as a powerful and flexible method of qualitative analysis and to empower researchers at all levels of experience to conduct thematic analysis in rigorous and thoughtful way.read more
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The sudden transition to synchronized online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study exploring medical students' perspectives.
Rehana Khalil,Ali E. Mansour,Walaa Fadda,Khaled Almisnid,Mohammed Saleh Aldamegh,Abdullah Al-Nafeesah,Azzam Alkhalifah,Osama Al-Wutayd +7 more
TL;DR: Undergraduate medical students’ perceptions regarding the effectiveness of synchronized online learning at Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia are explored, showing significant and promising potential for the future of medical education.
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Experiences of Nursing Students during the Abrupt Change from Face-to-Face to e-Learning Education during the First Month of Confinement Due to COVID-19 in Spain.
Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo,César Leal-Costa,José Enrique Moral-García,María Ruzafa-Martínez +3 more
TL;DR: The learning experiences and the expectations about the changes in education, in light of the abrupt change from face-to-face to e-learning education, of nursing students enrolled in the Bachelor's and Master's degree of two public Spanish universities during the first month of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic is discovered.
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College students' experience of emergency remote teaching due to COVID-19.
Tae Eun Shim,Song Yi Lee +1 more
TL;DR: This paper analyzed South Korean college students' experiences of emergency remote teaching as a result of COVID-19 utilizing thematic analysis, which is a flexible and in-depth qualitative method used to analyze the similarity and association between individually derived theme words and discover meaningful associative relationships.
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Moral distress and ethical climate in intensive care medicine during COVID-19: a nationwide study.
Moniek A. Donkers,Vincent J. H. S. Gilissen,Math J. J. M. Candel,Nathalie van Dijk,Hans Kling,Ruth Heijnen-Panis,Elien Pragt,Iwan C. C. van der Horst,Sebastiaan A. Pronk,Walther N.K.A. van Mook +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the levels and causes of moral distress and the ethical climate in Dutch ICUs during COVID-19 and found that moral distress levels were higher for nurses than supporting staff.
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Rapid transition to distance learning due to COVID-19: Perceptions of postgraduate dental learners and instructors.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the perceptions of postgraduate dental learners and instructors about the transition to distance learning, including the changes to the learning and teaching and its efficaciousness.
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Using thematic analysis in psychology
Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke +1 more
TL;DR: Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology as mentioned in this paper, and it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data.
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Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research
TL;DR: The Discovery of Grounded Theory as mentioned in this paper is a book about the discovery of grounded theories from data, both substantive and formal, which is a major task confronting sociologists and is understandable to both experts and laymen.
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The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research.
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Naturalistic inquiry: Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1985, 416 pp., $25.00 (Cloth)
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Transforming Qualitative Information: Thematic Analysis and Code Development
TL;DR: The Search for the Codable Moment A way of Seeing Developing Themes and Codes Deciding on Units of Analysis and Units of Coding as Issues of Sampling