Figure 1
The flowchart is composed of rectangular boxes, arranged vertically in four main stages and horizontally in three columns labeled “Input,” “Method of Analysis,” and “Output.” At the top left is a small rectangle labeled “(0) DATA COLLECTION,” connected with an arrow pointing downward to a larger rectangle labeled “(1) DATASET PREPARATION.” This connects to “(2) STUDY’S CORE THEMES,” followed by “(3) IDEAL-TYPE ANALYSIS,” and finally “(4) IDEAL TYPE CONSOLIDATION.” In the “Input” column, under “(1) DATASET PREPARATION,” the box reads “Qualitative responses from n equals 357 cases.” Under “(2) STUDY’S CORE THEMES,” it reads “Annotated Dataset.” Under “(3) IDEAL-TYPE ANALYSIS,” three vertically aligned boxes read: “Matrix Rows: n equals 357 cases Columns: High-level themes,” “Case summary capturing individual experiences,” and “Selection of representative quotes.” Finally, under “(4) IDEAL TYPE CONSOLIDATION,” the box reads “Selection of optimal cases.” In the middle “METHOD OF ANALYSIS” column, under “(1) DATASET PREPARATION,” the box reads “Data collation and organisation, Annotations and memo writing (N V i v o).” Under “(2) STUDY’S CORE THEMES,” the box reads “Thematic Analysis (Boyatzis, 1998): Concept-driven and data-driven codes (N V i v o).” Under “(3) IDEAL-TYPE ANALYSIS,” three stacked boxes read: “Framework Analysis (Gale et al., 2013): Framework matrix (N V i v o),” followed by “Within-case Analysis (Ayres et al., 2003): Framework matrix (N V i v o),” and “Cross-case Analysis (Miles and Huberman, 1994): Matrix coding query (N V i v o).” Under “(4) IDEAL TYPE CONSOLIDATION,” the single box reads “Codebook: study’s themes by ideal Type (N V i v o).” In the “Output” column, under “(1) DATASET PREPARATION,” the box reads “Dataset Unit of analysis equals 1.” Under “(2) STUDY’S CORE THEMES,” the box reads “Codebook with high-level themes and sub-themes.” Under “(3) IDEAL-TYPE ANALYSIS,” the column includes three vertically stacked boxes labeled: “Coded responses: Case by Theme: Case summary capturing individual experiences,” “Intra-case patterns,” and “Comparison and contrast across cases Saturation and thematic intersection.” Finally, under “(4) IDEAL TYPE CONSOLIDATION,” the output box reads “n equals 3 Ideal Types.” The boxes on the right of each stage are horizontally connected. The boxes under “Method of Analysis” are connected via downward arrows. A double-headed arrow connects the second and third boxes in “Ideal-type analysis.” The boxes under output are connected to the input of the next stage via arrows. Double-headed arrows are connected under boxes in the output level, in stages “Ideal-type analysis” and “Ideal type consolidation.”The process of the study’s analytical stages. (Source: Authors’ own work)