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Hi i'm doing a masters course but have never done anything on qualitative analysis.
I'm quite confused about the difference between Thematic analysis and Grounded theory? Can anyone give me a good explanation for a beginner!

In an assignment i am asked to justify which analyltical approach i would use but i am not sure what each methods entails?

I have to read a transcript and code themes but would the coding be different in each of the methods of Thematic analysis compared to Grounded theory? How many themes should i stick to and do i need to show these themes/subheadings in a table and refer to them later?

Also after I've created themes how do i go about analysing them? what kind of things should i mention or need to include.

Sorry but I'm not clued up about this subject and i'm quite overwhelmed with it.

Thanks