To use, or not to use, thematic analysis – that is the question

In this Odd seminar, we will look at how thematic analysis was described in the much cited 2006 paper by Braun and Clarke, how these authors have later developed and described it, and critique against (uncritical) use of thematic analysis. Finally, we will discuss the use of thematic analysis and which alternatives exist. 

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Ellen Karoline Henriksen

 

We will serve refreshments, coffee and tea. Welcome! 

The bi-weekly ODD seminar series at CCSE

The Open Discussions on Didactics (ODD) is a seminar series usually on Mondays at 13:00-14:00 every other week (odd week numbers) at CCSE.

The seminar will be maximum one hour, often closer to half an hour. It is an informal arena to present and discuss learning theory, educational research and teaching experiences within computational science. To cater to the highly heterogeneous backgrounds and interests of students, teachers and researchers in our environment, we aim for seminars that introduce listeners to new ideas within a broad spectrum of aspects, and that invites reflection and discussion.

Presentations need not be mature and polished - to the contrary we hope that as many as possible wants to share undigested observations and reflections in short presentations of varied form and topics. We hope to have enough contributions to frequently have the meetings as lightning talk sessions, where three different speakers will each give a 5-10-minute presentation followed by discussion.

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