I'm new to thesis work and I am thoroughly confused. I understand what thematic analysis is. My professor put down " Results and Thematic analysis" in the table of contents. But it seems wrong. Is thematic analysis placed in methodology section? Isn't results AFTER thematic analysis? (inside methodology section). I can't find anything online that describes how or where to put thematic analysis in table of contents. Thanks
You can discuss the approach taken for thematic analysis, e.g. top-down themes or bottom-up grounded theory inductive themes.
The results would be from the thematic analysis itself and, if using a grounded theory inductive approach, you could begin by discussing the data familiarity process and themes identified.
The Methods section should include a sub-section on Analysis, which is where you would state how you used thematic analysis. The Results section should be organized around the themes that were the outcome of your analysis.
Thematic analysis is part of methodology. It is used to organise qualitative data in themes. You may need to check with your supervisor to understand if he wanted to write 'thematic analysis and results'.
Thematic analysis comes in the methodology section under Data Analysis. This is where you explain how you analyze the data to arrive at the findings that is presented in the Results Section. You can look at sample published theses. However, discuss with your supervisor forfor
Thematic Analysis is 'part' of methodology in the sense that this research method may be decided upon in the light of your (methodological) consideration of which research method(s) you might use in your project.
In short, Methodology is the consideration of (research) methods.
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