Braun, V. & Clarke, V. (2016). The analysis of the qualitative data was followed by an analysis of the quantitative data that was recorded by … In total, 27 agency review Thematic analysis Identifying themes and patterns of meaning across a dataset in relation to research question Grounded theory Questions about social and/or psychological processes; focus on building theory from data Interpretative (Tran et al., BMC Medicine, 2015). 2016;19(6):739–43. [11,12] The definition, similarities and differences of qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis have been defined. phenomenology, ethnography, inductive thematic analysis and grounded theory, case study approaches, discourse-conversation analysis, and narrative analysis—as they relate to qualitative data collection. Sufficient knowledge is available about the definition, details and differences of qualitative content and thematic analysis as two approaches of qualitative descriptive research. (Mis)conceptualising themes, thematic analysis, and other problems with Fugard and Potts’ (2015) sample-size tool for thematic analysis. • A commentary on Fugard and Potts’ (2015) paper proposing a power analysis According to Vais-moradi et al.’s study (2013), there are many similarities be- CrossRef Google Scholar Generally, thematic analysis is the most widely used qualitative approach to analysing interviews. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A thematic analysis of ENQA’s agency review reports has provided insights into main agency practices, best practices and existing limitations in relation to the standards 3.4, 3.6 and 2.1 of the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (the “ESG”). TIVE CONTENT AND THEMATIC ANALYSIS “Theme” is the main product of data analysis that yields practical results in the field of study. The research results were firstly presented as an analysis of the qualitative data obtained from the individual semi-structured interviews (cf. Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology. We cover these because they are related to data col-lection efforts and analytic strategies, both of which are key factors in research design. par. Thematic analysis has been poorly branded, yet widely used in qualitative research (Braun & Clarke, 2006), and has been rarely appreciated in the same way as grounded theory, ethnography, or phenomenology.Braun and Clarke (2006) argued that thematic analysis should be a foundational method for qualitative analysis, as it provides core skills for conducting many other forms of qualitative analysis. Braun V, Clarke V. (Mis)conceptualising themes, thematic analysis, and other problems with Fugard and Potts’ (2015) sample-size tool for thematic analysis. In this paper, we argue that it … The conceptual framework of the thematic analysis for my interviews was mainly built upon the theoretical positions of Braun and Clarke (2006). Int J Soc Res Methodol. However, identifying the main features of theme as the data analysis product and the method of its development remain unclear. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 19 (6), 739-743. that thematic analysis is analogous to sorting a box of buttons by grouping th e m according to “size, number of holes, color, or type”. 5.8.4.2, p. 332).