Find the Theme in Your Data: Little Quick Fix

Little Quick Fix

by Robert Thomas

Working with even small amounts of qualitative data can be intimidating. Students may not know where to start, how much detail to involve, what themes really tell you, and why they matter in the larger context of the research. Focused on building confidence and decreasing anxiety from information overload by helping students build a manageable system that works for digging into and making sense of their individual data, this Little Quick Fix answers questions - What is a theme? - How do I start looking for themes? - How do I turn my transcriptions into themes? - How do I turn my codes into themes? - How do I turn my categories into themes? - How will I know if my themes are any good? - How will I know if my themes are meaningful? Students need help over hurdles at every stage of their research project. They want simple, powerful, accessible tools that deliver results fast. They need to meet interim assessment deadlines and prove that they have successfully passed through multiple stages of their project, or need to master a stage of understanding in a learning cascade before they can proceed to the next week in their methods module. 

Their supervisors are increasingly unable to help, but will still be assessing results. Students need more than YouTube.

Titles in the  Little Quick Fix  series ·       Visual, design-led learning ·       Clear, structured, useful pedagogy ·       A hand-holding,  step-by-step approach for students who are less able, or less academically prepared by school so far ·       Effective self-directed learning with DIY progress tracking ·       A stand-in for the busy/unavailable supervisor

136 pages, Paperback

Published November 2, 2019

Reviews

[Carlene Alexander · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have no issue with the contents but the “book” is in reality a leaflet with padding. If the author is going to sell it as a book there needs to be way more in there eg. Transcripts to look at as exercises. Essentially it’s a chapter from a methods book and so a waste of money.