Group Qualitative Codes Into Themes
Paste in the flat code list from an earlier coding pass and this prompt organizes it into 3-6 coherent themes for a qualitative results write-up. Each theme gets a descriptive name that makes an analytical claim rather than just labeling a topic, a list of the component codes that belong to it, and a 2-3 sentence description of what the theme actually argues, while pushing back on single-code themes unless there's a strong reason for one.
Prompt
Here are the codes from a thematic analysis of qualitative interview data. Organize these codes into themes. For each theme:
- Give it a descriptive name that makes an analytical claim, not just a topic label
- List its component codes
- Write a 2-3 sentence description of what it means
Aim for 3-6 themes, and avoid a single-code theme unless there's a strong reason for it.
Codes:
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