codes & themes
one possible code for lots of dogs and fences in a neighborhood with signs that say, "BEWARE OF DOG."
what is "security"?
this skillset is defined by sorting, labelling, and managing the codes you generate.
what is organization?
two patterns characterized by things happening the same way or predictably different ways.
what are similarity and difference?
when codes are categorized or grouped into patterns over time that interpret, simplify, and clarify their relationship into a phrase or sentence describing more subtle and tacit processes.
what are themes?
a likely In Vivo code for the phrase, "i really feel comfortable around them."
what is "comfortable"?
this skillset requires a person to be able to deal with challenges, frustrations, and extended periods of concentration.
what is perseverance?
a pattern characterized by things happening often or seldom.
what is frequency?
a type of code that is taken directly from what the participant says and is placed in quotation marks.
what is an In Vivo code?
a word or short phrase that symbolically assigns meaning to a segment of data, describing it explicitly.
what is a category?
dealing with this challenge requires coders to practice patience in coming to answers over time.
what is abiguity?
a pattern characterized by things happening in a certain order.
what is sequence?
programs that help to organize, sort, and analyze data into a codebooks or code lists - CAQDAS for short.
what is Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software?
a theme that brings together the codes of: security, petty burglaries, faulty alarms, complacency, unnecessary risks, underestimated threats, and "it can't happen here."
what is "a false sense of security"?
these two skillsets are common to artists who need to come up with multiple solutions and think in as many ways as possible.
what are flexibility and creativity?
a pattern happening in relation to other activities or events.
what is correspondence?
the most expedient method where a researcher might organize a large chunk of text into a code.
what is lumping data?
a possible theme for: [pushing, fighting, scratching, name-calling, threatening, laughing-at, putting down, teasing, trash-talking], which is then categorized into [oppression through physical force] and [oppression through hurting others' feelings].
what is "peer oppression is gendered"?
these two skillsets are defined by rigorous honesty and being able to come up with precise word choices.
what are ethics and an extensive vocabulary?
a pattern characterized by one thing that appears to cause another.
what is causation?
a method of coding that can generate a nuanced analysis from the beginning but requires a large amount of time and mental energy.
what is splitting data?