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The Utility of Template Analysis in Qualitative Psychology Research
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Thematic analysis is widely used in qualitative psychology research, and in this article, we present a particular style of thematic analysis known as Template Analysis. We outline the technique and consider its epistemological position, then describe three case studies of research projects which employed Template Analysis to illustrate the diverse ways it can be used. Our first case study illustrates how the technique was employed in data analysis undertaken by a team of researchers in a large-scale qualitative research project. Our second example demonstrates how a qualitative study that set out to build on mainstream theory made use of the a priori themes (themes determined in advance of coding) permitted in Template Analysis. Our final case study shows how Template Analysis can be used from an interpretative phenomenological stance. We highlight the distinctive features of this style of thematic analysis, discuss the kind of research where it may be particularly appropriate, and consider possible limitations of the technique. We conclude that Template Analysis is a flexible form of thematic analysis with real utility in qualitative psychology research.
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“Template analysis maintains rigour by ensuring critical reflexivity is engaged with throughout all six phases; as well as iterative coding is practiced from stage three onwards; and ensuring accuracy checking in the final two stages ([28]; see Fig. 3).”
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“Template analysis follows a six-stage process: 1) Re-familiarization with the Data; 2) Preliminary Coding; 3) Organization of Themes in the Template; 4) Defining the Template; 5) Application of the Final Template to the Full Dataset; and 6) Finalization of Template Definitions; thus making template analysis a highly methodical approach to analysis.”
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- Authors
- Brooks, J., McCluskey, S., Turley, E., & King, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Huddersfield (GB)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Brooks, Joanna
- Venue
- Qualitative Research in Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-02-23
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 202-222
- ISSN
- 1478-0887 (ISSN-L)
- 1478-0895
- PMC
- PMC4960514
- OpenAlex
- W1513859721
- Cited by
- 1,923
- References
- 52
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- FWCI
- 212.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Qualitative Research in Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Huddersfield Research Portal (University of Huddersfield) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) (submittedVersion)
- University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield) (submittedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- Bupa Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Keywords
- template analysis, thematic analysis, epistemology of qualitative research
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