The Qualitative Coding Workbook
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The Qualitative Coding Workbook

45 Templates for Thematic Analysis, Codebook Development, and Audit Trails

Are you staring at hundreds of pages of interview transcripts, wondering how to turn raw words into defensible findings? You are not alone. Every qualitative researcher faces the same paralysing gap.

The Qualitative Coding Workbook is the first fill-in, template-driven coding system designed to take you from your first read-through to a complete, committee-ready audit trail. Every page produces a document your supervisor or peer reviewer can evaluate.

Who this workbook is for: Doctoral and Master's students coding qualitative data, researchers seeking an auditable coding process, faculty teaching qualitative analysis, and mixed methods researchers needing a rigorous qualitative strand.

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What's Inside

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Master Codebook & Coding Sheets

Line-by-line coding worksheets aligned with Saldaña's framework and a master codebook builder with version control.

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Theme Development Canvases

Reflexive thematic analysis tools, including a Theme Naming Workshop, mapping tools, and a 10-criterion quality checklist.

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Trustworthiness & Audit Trails

Templates mapped to Lincoln & Guba's four criteria, reflexivity journals, and inter-coder reliability worksheets.

Core Checklists & Templates Included

  • 45 fill-in templates covering every data stage, with blanks and a fully worked Riverdale example
  • Tradition-specific adaptation guides for phenomenology, grounded theory, and more
  • Inter-coder reliability tools with Cohen's kappa calculation worksheets
  • 50+ explicitly named common mistakes with "why it matters and how to avoid it" guidance
  • A 32-document compilation checklist and pre-written methods chapter paragraphs

This is not a textbook. Open the workbook. Photocopy the template. Fill it in. By Chapter 10, you'll have a defense-ready analysis.

Companion kits

Companion kits for the series

Cover of The Data Cleaning & Codebook Kit With The Research Data Collection & Management Workbook

Data Cleaning & Codebook Kit

The workbook sets up how data is gathered and stored. The kit picks up the moment the raw file exists.

$12See the kit → Cover of The Sample-Size Justification Kit With The Statistical Test Selection Workbook

Sample-Size Justification Kit

The workbook helps you choose the test. The kit sizes the study for the test you chose.

$12See the kit → Cover of The Scoping Review Protocol Kit With The Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis Protocol Workbook

Scoping Review Protocol Kit

The workbook covers systematic reviews and meta-analysis in depth. The kit is the lighter route when you need to chart what exists rather than pool results.

$12See the kit → Cover of The Abstract, Title & Keyword Kit With The Academic Writing & Scholarly Style Workbook

Abstract, Title & Keyword Kit

Use the workbook while drafting the paper; use the kit at the end, for the title, abstract and keywords.

$7See the kit → Cover of The Defence & Viva Kit With The Dissertation & Thesis Workbook

Defence & Viva Kit

Reach for it once the thesis is submitted and the examination date is set.

$15See the kit →

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