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Text Code Theme<br />

OK, well, me first, be<strong>for</strong>e anything,<br />

I came here because of the poverty,<br />

do you understand me?<br />

And <strong>for</strong> a good quality of life, in<br />

my country not so much thinking<br />

about myself but about my smaller<br />

sisters so that they can have a better<br />

education considering that I did not<br />

have any<br />

and another reason was in my<br />

country there are no good jobs, and<br />

very little work.<br />

Poverty Purpose <strong>for</strong> migration<br />

Family Life<br />

Better<br />

education<br />

Purpose <strong>for</strong> migration/<br />

family<br />

Work Purpose <strong>for</strong> migration<br />

once the theme has been established, count the number of times that the theme was<br />

identified. At this point the themes can be arranged in order of frequency (the number of<br />

times that the theme was identified).<br />

Theme Frequency Strength Barrier<br />

Purpose <strong>for</strong> migration 2<br />

Purpose <strong>for</strong> migration/<br />

family<br />

After using the above <strong>for</strong>mat <strong>for</strong> managing narrative data you may want <strong>to</strong> determine<br />

if the theme is a strength or a barrier. The identification of the theme as a strength or a<br />

barrier will help in prioritizing as well as <strong>for</strong> planning purposes.<br />

Note: To review the definition of code and theme, see page 29 and 32.<br />

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