A Thematic Analysis of Late Recovery From Stuttering

Abstract

This study used thematic analysis to gain a better understanding of the experiences of individuals who reported late recovery from stuttering. Using a semistructured interview, 6 adults who reported recovering from stuttering after the age of 10 were asked to relate their recovery stories, with particular emphasis on their perceptions of factors responsible for the recovery process. The interviews were parsed into information-rich quotations that were ultimately placed into thematic categories. Three thematic categories appeared to capture the majority of the recovery attributions: (a) increased confidence; (b) increased motivation, expressed as a desire to make positive changes in speech; and (c) direct speech changes. Narrative case studies were subsequently developed to illustrate the 3 different "pathways to recovery" that were described by our participants.

The impact of information technology facilities on knowledge management lifecycle

“…The primary objective of KMS is to provide support for creation, transfer, and application of knowledge within organizations (Alavi & Leidner, 2001;Delone, 2003). Anderson and Felsenfeld (2003) applied thematic analysis to receive a better understanding of the experiences of individuals who reported late recovery from stuttering. Boedker et al (2005) traced the techniques and consulting techniques developed and deployed by an Australian project team.…”

Inuit women, decision-making and contaminants.

“…As indicated, interpretive thematic analysis was used for the interviews. The steps followed by the primary investigator and the research assistant are outlined in Table 10 and are based on the phases of thematic analysis suggested by Reich (2002), Saunders and Byrne (2002), Anderson and Felsenfeld (2003), Braun and Clarke (2006), Jabareen (2006) and Warner and Griffiths (2006) and which they follow in their own work. Braun and Clark (2006) pointed out that the absence of clear and concise guidelines has resulted in various forms of thematic analysis including the form adopted for this study.…”

“…The theoretical literature on thematic analysis is published almost exclusively in qualitative research journals (Aronson, 1994;Boyatzis, 1998;Crabtree and Miller, 1999;Bereska, 2003;Ryan and Bernard, 2003;Fereday and Muir-Cochrane, 2006) while empirical studies that have adopted thematic analysis are published throughout the social sciences literature including natural resource management (Pedynowski, 2003;Carr and Wilkinson, 2005;Ormsby and Mannle, 2006), geography (Haalboom et al, 2006), environmental planning (Jabareen, 2006), health (Anderson and Felsenfeld, 2003;Warner and Griffiths, 2006), nursing (Butcher et al, 2001;Saunders and Byrne, 2002;Fenwick et al, 2006;Jorgenson, 2006;Browne, 2007), sociology Reich, 2002;de la Rey and McKay, 2006) and psychology (Frith and Gleeson, 2004;Braun and Clarke, 2006). Thematic analysis is a well-respected method commonly adopted by social scientists representing diverse fields of study.…”

“…Thematic analysis is primarily applied to empirically-based qualitative studies in the social sciences and emerged as an alternative to more traditional approaches to scientific inquiry (Aronson, 1994;Butcher et al, 2001;Anderson and Felsenfeld, 2003;Braun and Clarke, 2006). Thematic analysis may be conducted within a realist or social constructionist paradigm and the epistemological stance influences the research design and outcome.…”

“…However, Anderson and Felsenfeld (2003) and Braun and Clarke (2006) (2006) and Fereday and Muir-Cochrane (2006) contended that thematic analysis can be both deductive and inductive. Boyatzis (1998, p. 4), noted that thematic analysis has a number of overlapping purposes including "a way of seeing, a way of making sense out of seemingly unrelated material and a way of systematically observing a person, an interaction, a group, a situation, an organization, or a culture."…”