A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19600748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jamie Thompson (0000-0001-5508-4780, Edinburgh Napier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-0147 • E-ISSN: 2160-3715 |
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5340 |
| OpenAlex | W4280585239 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 143 |
| References cited | 19 |
Thematic analysis is an increasingly popular method for analysing qualitative data within the social sciences. Current guides for conducting thematic analysis promote the method’s broad flexibility across research designs, which has resulted in criticism that the method lacks the rigour and structure necessary for credible academic research. Recognizing the challenges faced by qualitative scholars, I developed and present an 8-step prescriptive approach specific to abductive methodologies incorporating many concepts from seminal works in thematic analysis, and importantly maintaining the balance of theorising with empirical data, which is the core of abductive research
Abductive reasoning · Criticism · Data science · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Management · Management science · Political science · Qualitative research · Rigour · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Thematic map · Computer Science · Engineering · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 143 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 47,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 115 |