The steps in qualitative analysis included preliminary
exploration, coding the data, developing
themes by aggregating similar codes together, connecting
and interrelating themes, and constructing
a narrative. The preliminary exploration of the
data was done by reading through the transcripts
thoroughly and writing memos. The developed
coding scheme reflected the themes that emerged
upon iterative reading of the transcriptions. All
transcripts were coded independently using the
same framework to ensure consistency. Any coding
discrepancy was resolved by consensus. One
staff member coded all 22 transcripts and 25%
were coded independently by another staff member.
There was a 100% agreement when compared.