PART ONE: PREPARING THE WAY: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR ANALYSISFoundations for Thinking and Working Qualitatively Thinking Qualitatively Thinking Methods (and methodology) Working Qualitatively Working Qualitatively - Using Software Foundations for Working Qualitatively Working Qualitatively: Implications for Analysis Writing About Foundations Exercises Further ReadingDesigning for Analysis Design-giving Form to Ideas Focusing the Study Designing for Data That Can Be Analysed Planning for Quality and Credibility of Conclusions Putting It All Together Writing About Design Exercises Further readingManaging and Preparing Data for Analysis Before Data Collection Keeping Organised, Available and Usable Data Records Recording and Preparing Data for Analysis The Importance of Context Recording Sample Details for Analysis Checks and Balances for Data Managing Relationships in the Research Team Writing About Data Management ExercisesPART TWO: WORKING WITH DATA: A PATHWAY INTO ANALYSISRead, Reflect and Connect: Initial Explorations of Data Read, and Read Again Write As You Read Purposeful Play-preliminary Explorations of Each Data Source Explore the Storylines Exploring Context Identify Relevant Categories and Concepts Involving Participants in Early Analysis Re-focus, Ready For the Next Phase Writing About Preliminary Analysis Exercises Further readingCodes and Coding: Principles and Practice Using Codes to Work With Data Practical Tools for Coding Methods Decisions in Coding Issues of Validity and Reliability in Coding Managing the Process of Coding A Final Reminder - Codes and Coding in Context Writing About Coding Processes Exercise Further readingNaming, Organizing and Refining Codes Whats in a Name? Naming Broad Topic Areas Naming Codes to Capture Substance and Meaning Automating Coding Developing a Coding System Reviewing and Refining Codes and the Coding Structure Writing About Codes Exercise - Generating Codes Further ReadingAlternative Approaches to Breaking Open and Connecting Data Building on Cases Themes as an Alternative to Codes? Focus on Interaction - Working With Focus Group Data Focus on Stories and Accounts - Identifying Structure, Interpreting Meaning Focus on Discourse - The Intersubjective Space The Value of Case-based Approaches Writing About Your Use of Case-based, Thematic and Narrative Methods Exercises Further ReadingPART THREE: DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND RELATE: MOVING ON FROM CODES AND THEMESDescribing, Evolving and Theorizing Concepts Describing Categories and Concepts (or themes) as a Step in Analysis Evolving Concepts with Analytic, Meta- or Pattern Codes Theorising Concepts Writing About Describing and Analysing Concepts Exercises Further ReadingComparative Analyses as a Means of Furthering Analysis Why Compare? The Comparative Process Managing Data to Make Subgroup, Contextual or Case Comparisons Comparing Concepts or Categories Across Groups or Situations Comparing Cases Interpreting Comparative Analyses Writing About Comparisons Exercises Further ReadingRelational Analyses Coding and Connecting Working Together Investigating Relational Patterns Cross-case Analyses Identifying Patterns of Association Between Sets of Related Phenomena, Using Coded Data Relating Data to a Theoretical Model Investigating Relationships Between Specific Categories and Concepts Writing About Exploring and Testing Relationships in Data Exercises Further ReadingPART FOUR: BRINGING IT TOGETHER - MOVING TOWARD CLIMAX AND CLOSUREIf. Then. Is It Because? Developing Explanatory Models and Theories Analytic Progression Explanatory Theory as a Goal of Research Foundations for Explanatory Theory Logic-based Questioning - Finding the Major Premise Puzzle-solving with "Conjectures and Refutations" Case-based Strategies Theoretical Development and Integration in Grounded Theory Visual Tools for Theory-Building Writing About Your Developing Theory Further ReadingDeveloping Coherent Understanding Coherent Understanding? Coherence Through Description Theoretical Coherence Coherence Through Display A Collection of Tips and Tricks for Bringing it Together Writing About Developing Coherence Further ReadingDefending and Extending: Issues of Quality and Significance The Issue of Quality Generalisation / Transferability Theoretical Extension Audiences and Representation A Final Reflection Writing About Quality and Significance Exercises Further ReadingAfter-Words.