Transforming qualitative information : thematic analysis and code development / Richard E. Boyatzis.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index.

1. The Search for the Codable Moment: A Way of Seeing -- 2. Developing Themes and Codes -- 3. Deciding on Units of Analysis and Units of Coding as Issues of Sampling -- 4. Developing Themes and a Code Using the Inductive Method: An Example Using Life Stories -- 5. Developing Themes Using the Theory-Driven and Prior-Research-Driven Method and Then Applying the Code: An Example Using a Critical Incident Interview -- 6. Scoring, Scaling, and Clustering Themes -- 7. Reliability Is Consistency of Judgment -- 8. Don't Go Breaking My Heart: Challenges in Using Thematic Analysis.

"Thematic analysis, a process for encoding qualitative information can be thought of as a bridge between the language of qualitative research and the language of quantitative research. Author Richard E. Boyatzis helps researchers understand thematic analysis a process that is a part of many qualitative methods and provides clear guidelines about learning to develop techniques to apply it to one?s own research. Transforming Qualitative Information shows how to sense themes, the first step in analyzing information as well as how to develop codes, through the use of numerous examples from myriad research settings. Research design issues that are essential to rigorous and high-quality use of qualitative information are addressed, such as identifying, sampling, scoring and scaling, and reliability. This original volume confronts the debate between positivist and postmodernist looking at the research act in an innovative and fresh way. Boyatzis argues for an ecumenical approach to doing research. His book will be invaluable to researchers across a broad spectrum of disciplines and approaches."--Publisher description.