TEST

STEP 1, reading the transcripts

1.1. Browse through all transcripts, as a whole.

1.2. Make notes about your impressions.

1.3. Read the transcripts again, one by one.

1.4. Read very carefully, line by line.

STEP 2, labeling relevant pieces (indexing)

2.1. Label relevant words, phrases, sentences, or sections.

2.2. Labels can be about actions, activities, concepts, differences, opinions, processes, or whatever you think is relevant.

3.1. Go through all the codes created in the previous step. Read them, with a pen in your hand.

3.2. You can create new codes by combining two or more codes.

3.3. You do not have to use all the codes that you created in the previous step. 3.4. In fact, many of these initial codes can now be dropped.

3.5. Keep the codes that you think are important and group them together in the way you want.

3.6. Create categories. (You can call them themes if you want.)

3.7. The categories do not have to be of the same type. They can be about objects, processes, differences, or whatever.

3.8. Be unbiased, creative and open-minded.

STEP 4, label categories and decide which are the most relevant and how they are connected to each other

4.1. Label the categories

4.2. Describe the connections between them.

4.3. The categories and the connections are the main result of your study. It is new knowledge about the world, from the perspective of the participants in your study.

STEP 5, some options

5.1. Decide if there is a hierarchy among the categories.

5.2. Decide if one category is more important than the other.

5.3. Draw a figure to summarize your results.

STEP 6, write up your results

6.1. Under the heading Results, describe the categories and how they are connected. Use a neutral voice, and do not interpret your results.

6.2. Under the heading Discussion, write out your interpretations and discuss your results. Interpret the results in light of, for example: