Table 1. Evolution of the coding process... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1.

Evolution of the coding process

Data examples	Open codes	Focused codes	Final codes
“Oh, I experienced hours and hours and hours of it (flow) absolutely (laughter)…I love my data, and I love to write, and I love to think about how to pull things together and present them”	Motivation Experiencing flow Intrinsic enjoyment of work	Employee motivation Intrinsic motivation Flow experience	Flow/intrinsic motivation
“I get excited about curriculum, assessment, and instruction and seeing kids learning”	Satisfaction from student learning Significance Teaching and learning	Meaningful work	Involvement in meaningful work

Data examples	Open codes	Focused codes	Final codes
“Oh, I experienced hours and hours and hours of it (flow) absolutely (laughter)…I love my data, and I love to write, and I love to think about how to pull things together and present them”	Motivation Experiencing flow Intrinsic enjoyment of work	Employee motivation Intrinsic motivation Flow experience	Flow/intrinsic motivation
“I get excited about curriculum, assessment, and instruction and seeing kids learning”	Satisfaction from student learning Significance Teaching and learning	Meaningful work	Involvement in meaningful work