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overall themes. Others were deemed to be subsidiaries of the main themes, and formed 'branches' from these.
Lastly for this phase any other relationships between the main themes were noted and considered. The next phase
of the analytical process was to find clear and coherent quotation examples which illustrated the themes' purpose.
Also any themes which seemed out of place, and did not have powerful supporting examples, were re-written or
discarded.
The second to last phase of the analytical process, entitled 'defining and naming themes' is where detailed
explanations of each of the overarching (or main) themes were given. Therefore a clear description of what each
theme means as well as how they relate to other themes identified and the overall message within the data. A
discussion was also given as to how the identified themes helped to answer the questions asked of participants.
Lastly a detailed report, as observed in Chapter VIII Part 2 (Interview Results), was put together for each
theme as well as how these themes addressed the main questions asked.
5) Ethics in the Current Study
An essential element of any research process is ensuring correct methods of researching, analysing and
disseminating data, thus demonstrating an appreciation of the importance of ethics. The original conceptualisation
of this study, an Action Research-based methodology, received Anglia Ruskin University ethical clearance in the
year 2009 due to run for a period of three years. However, the subsequent alteration of research methodologies as
well as a change in the number of individuals due to take place meant that further ethical clearance was necessary.
Therefore new ethical approval was sought, and gained, via the Anglia Ruskin University ethics degrees committee.