Conversations with Katie and Lauren - data analysis

Conversations this afternoon with fellow PhDs Katie Brown and Lauren Baker.
I wanted some outside perspective on the beginnings of data coding that I've created, before heading too far in. Request for a quick supervisory call too, to double-check that thematic analysis is  appropriate analysis with three case-study participants.

Notes:

Katie: 

• What I've initially shown leads to 'bucket' - see Braun and Clarke
• e.g 'Sensory Experience' is too brief. Make it into sentences that can be understood without the data available
• Keep at the forefront 'what is interesting?' Latent codes
• Next cycle - read about Braun and Clarke's paper (see paper copy printed) and example on actual coding
• Suggests three codes per extract e.g dual meanings, contrast, expressions of blindness being difficult, different, positive, neutral
• Check if I am actually doing case-study narrative analysis?
• Also Thematic Analysis recommends a particular minimum sample amount. Check this
• Heather Donn paper - check this
• Re-watch Braun and Clarke youtube video 'introduction to thematic analysis' up to 10 - 12 minutes as Victoria Clarke may identify what other type of analysis this might be
• Re-read the basics of qualitative research - refer to upgrade document
• Any particular words or summaries that are contained in my upgrade document
• Revisit why qualitative research? Why do I believe it is best for this research? The way I answer it will reveal why. What is the epistemology? Why I think it's knowledge creating? These questions will lead to the methods
• What do I think I will get from the information?

Lauren

• Case-study is flexible
• Need to figure out case-study design.
• Case-study is a structural framework, not a method
•  https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Basis-Types-of-Design-for-Case-Studies-Yin-2014_fig11_321358935
• Thematic Network Analysis maps around network and then maps theme.