Thematic analysis in the area of education: a practical guide

Kushnir, I ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0727-7208, 2025. Thematic analysis in the area of education: a practical guide. Cogent Education, 12 (1): 2471645. ISSN 2331-186X

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Abstract

This paper addresses the growing popularity of thematic analysis (TA) in education research and the lack of a comprehensive guide tailored specifically for this field. Despite the frequent citation of prominent psychologists like Braun and Clarke, there remains a gap in methodological guidance for education scholars. Through a systematic literature review of TA in education from 2014 to 2024 (n = 30 articles), this study synthesises and critiques the meaning, application and limitations of TA as discussed in relevant scholarship. The findings are used to develop a much-needed revised TA guide for researchers specifically in the field of education, highlighting the significance of this study for research practice.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Cogent Education
Creators:	Kushnir, I.
Publisher:	Cogent OA
Date:	2025
Volume:	12
Number:	1
ISSN:	2331-186X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/2331186X.2025.2471645 DOI 2408128 Other
Rights:	© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Institute of Education
Record created by:	Melissa Cornwell
Date Added:	17 Mar 2025 15:36
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2025 15:36
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53256

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