Timothy C. Gutterman from the University of Michigan spoke at MAXDAYS 2025 on “Practical Applications of MAXQDA to Health Services Research.” They started by describing a mixed methods study. This study surveyed physicians in family care to learn about virtual care. This group of physicians worked with diverse populations of patients. Gutterman used MAXQDA to […]
Christina Silver is the Director of the QDAS program and has a lot of experience with thematic analysis. Their session at MAXDAYS 2025 was titled “Thematic Analysis using MAXQDA.” They have a podcast and blog on thematic analysis. Silver started by explaining that thematic analysis encapsulates a range of approaches. They noted that it was […]
Tonight I watched the Delve video on thematic analysis. They defined thematic analysis as a process that involves delving through a data set, identifying patterns, systematically coding, deriving themes, and creating a narrative.” The Delve video focused on the thematic analysis approach proposed by Braun and Clarke. The first step is to familiarize yourself with […]
Tonight, I watched another Delve video: “Narrative Analysis Explained in Simple Terms.” This one focused on narrative analysis, defined as “the process that researchers use to understand how research participants construct story and narrative from their own experiences.” The narrator noted that there is a “dual layer of interpretation” in narrative analysis because the research […]
Tonight I watched a JMBE Live! session with the authors of the article “From Novice to Expert: An Assessment to Measure Strategies Students Implement While Learning to Read Primary Scientific Literature.” The session was presented on May 19, 2023 by Melissa McCartney, Min Zhong, Cerrone Foster, and Miriam Segura. The group worked together to study […]
Tonight I continued watching MAXQDA sessions. The one I started tonight was a Research Session titled “Thematic Analysis with MAXQDA: Investigating Factors Influencing Audience Attention in Ramadan Advertising.”Wissal Mahdhi was the speaker on October 10, 2024. This was Mahdhi’s graduate research. The research was prompted by the lack of knowledge on consumer responses in Tunisia. […]