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Themes Without Coding: Expanding Approaches to Thematic Analysis

Thu, April 11, 2:30 to 4:00pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 115B

Session Type: Structured Poster Session

Abstract

As professors of qualitative research, we often reassure students who worry they are not doing coding and thematic analysis ‘right.’ The objective of this structured poster session is to expand possibilities of thematic analysis without coding. As such, the session includes 11 non-coding approaches to creating themes or theme-like categories. Each poster will introduce an approach; situate that approach in disciplinary contexts; and illustrate how the approach can be used to create themes. Additionally, each approach will be explored on multiple levels: practical, conceptual, theoretical, and empirical. Our structured presentation offers inspiration for qualitative researchers who want to engage thematically with their data in non-linear, non-coding, creative, and unpredictable ways that may be more ‘right’ for them and their projects.

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