Understanding Thematic Analysis and its Pitfall

Javadi, Mostafa; Zarea, Kourosh

doi:10.15412/j.jcc.02010107

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“…It identifies, analyses, and reports findings on the basis of the enduring pattern, ie, coding, validation, theme identification, and consolidation (Javadi & Zarea, 2016). The study identified 7 operating crop farming projects that use mobile phone technology to disseminate farming information to SSFs.…”

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Challenges facing sub‐Saharan small‐scale farmers in accessing farming information through mobile phones: A systematic literature review

Misaki

Apiola

Gaiani

et al. 2018

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The use of mobile phone technology has increasingly been advocated to assist smallscale farmers. Accordingly, numerous studies have been conducted on the impact, effectiveness, user's attitude, assessment, empowerment, and the potential use of mobile phone technology in agriculture. This study explores the challenges that small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa face when using a mobile phone technology in crop farming projects and proposes areas for future improvement. The study used a systematic literature search conducted by authors at 3 levels, in which 134 studies initially identified were then narrowed to 11. These 11 studies generated 7 projects that use specialized applications in a farming value chain. The findings from the study indicate some of the challenges faced by small-scale farmers, including the lack of their involvement in the initial phase of the invention process. Other obstacles include low trust and transparency, inappropriate use of foreign language (English) in a local cultural context, bureaucracy, and theft of mobile phones. On the basis of these results, the authors conclude that there are generalized factors for understanding deficiencies experienced by small-scale farmers, which ought to be understood by all crop farming stakeholders. These factors can be used by software engineers to design future technologies beneficial to small-scale farmers. KEYWORDSchallenges, farming information, mobile phone, small-scale farmers, sub-Saharan Africa | INTRODUCTIONSeveral studies postulate that mobile phone technology use is important to farmers and supports crop production (Baumüller, 2013;CIARD, 2012;De Silva & Ratnadiwakara, 2008;Duncombe, 2016;Furuholt & Matotay, 2011;Gayi & Tsowou, 2016;Wellard, Rafanomezana, Nyirenda, Okotel, & Subbey, 2013). The use of mobile phone technology in the crop farming value chain enables small-scale farmers (SSFs) to access farming information that supports optimal decision-making and increases crop productivity. Consequently, it is envisaged that SSFs using mobile phone technology may have the potential to improve food security and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Mungera and Karfakis (2013) describe SSFs as people who own between 0.1 and 10 hectares of land. Small-scale farmers commonly have access to less than 2 hectares of land (NEPAD, 2013;Vanlauwe et al., 2014). This study reiterates that SSFs are characterized by limited access to land, low skills, family labour, and subsistence farming practices based on rudimentary inputs and are rainfall dependent with low bargaining power.In Tanzania and Zambia, 75% of the total population derives their livelihoods from agriculture (Kalinda, Filson, & Shute, 2010;Misaki, Apiola, & Gaiani, 2016). Hence, an innovation that increases agricultural productivity cannot be ignored as it improves the livelihood of most farmers. Studies that address challenges facing SSFs may be pivotal in reversing a decline in food production and deserve attention (Kalinda et al., 2010). One of the many difficulties SS...

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges facing sub‐Saharan small‐scale farmers in accessing farming information through mobile phones: A systematic literature review

Misaki

Apiola

Gaiani

et al. 2018

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…It has necessary elements of ethnographic enquiry. Simplest form of qualitative research analysis 'applied thematic (Guest et al, 2012) used, came up with categories (Javadi & Zarea, 2016) in students' conceptions of learning. A type of qualitative approach, namely theory driven approach (Howitt & Cramer, 2008) was opted and e theory of learning patterns (Vermunt, 2005) was used to categorize and summaries students' viewpoints of their learning process.…”

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Nature of Conceptions of Learning in a Collectivistic Society: A Qualitative Case Study of Pakistan

Ali

Khurshid

Shahzad

et al. 2018

EURASIA J MATH SCI T

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Conceptions of learning determine students' ways to learn, motivations and expectations in schools. Conceptions have potential to understand and mold their learning behaviors at schools. Certain types of conceptions of learning appear obvious feature of students performing poorly in schools. Literature suggests that students' conceptions of learning are affected by students' social and cultural backgrounds. Students in underdeveloped, minority and Asian social and cultures have quite different conceptions than the students in developed countries. In Pakistani public school, most students are from the lower socio-economic background. Available literature reports drill, memorization, and external regulation of learning and lack of adequate motivation to learn in students of these schools, which signpost undesired conceptions of learning. The current study deals with the students studying in Pakistani schools to determine and understand their conception of learning. A qualitative data collection approach was used to collect the data from the respondents. An approach of applied thematic analysis used reduced qualitative data into themes, sub-themes and into sub-sub-themes. The thematic analysis corroborated Pakistani secondary school science students' intake of knowledge and cooperation conceptions of learning. The findings were in line to various studies on Asian students. The high failing rate at secondary school level in science education in Pakistani schools is congruent to presence of intake of knowledge and cooperation conceptions of learning.

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“…We audio-recorded the focus group sessions and used a third-party vendor to transcribe the recordings. We used thematic analysis12 to identify major motifs. Quantitative analyses were conducted using Stata V.13.0.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%