Data Analysis and Coding
The process of data analysis involved coding of field work data with notes checked against the recorded interviews and against the codes generated. The first stage of the coding, which comprised numerous iterations and several revisions, was recorded in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The use of the spreadsheet was helpful because it was relatively easy to among other things, modify codes, introduce new coding at different times during the process, and sort the spreadsheet by codes or participants. The coding process began with one transcript at a time, coding phrase by phrase or sentence by sentence (Strauss 1987; Strauss & Corbin, 1998)
depending on the content.