1st Edition

Foundations of Thematic Analysis in Mixed Methods Research

By Kevin Proudfoot Copyright 2027
146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers a crucial and much-needed bridge between thematic analysis and mixed methods research. While both approaches are widely used and well served by existing methodological texts, no book-length work has yet examined how they are most effectively combined, despite thematic analysis frequently forming a core component of mixed methods studies. Addressing this gap, the book provides a... Read more

Contents

 

Chapter 1 Introduction

 

PART I Thematic Analysis, Mixed Methods Research and Paradigm: Key Concepts and Features

 

Chapter 2 Thematic Analysis: Key Concepts, Features and Debates

 

Chapter 3 Mixed Methods Research Design: Key Concepts and Approaches

 

Chapter 4 Questions of Paradigm: Thematic Analysis and Mixed Methods Research

 

PART II The Practical Application of Thematic Analysis in Mixed Methods Research

 

Chapter 5 Thematic Analysis in Empirical Mixed Methods Research: A Worked Example

 

Chapter 6  Applied Thematic Analysis in Empirical Mixed Methods Research

 

Chapter 7  Summary and Recommendations

 

 

Index

Biography

Dr Kevin Proudfoot is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. His work examines the interplay between qualitative thematic analysis and quantitative work, including questions of process and paradigm. His main article on this subject has been cited 1,250+ times and is the most cited article in the Journal of Mixed Methods Research over the last 3 years.