On April 15, 2025, the Graduate School (Research) hosted an engaging session of the Graduate Café featuring Bakhytzhan Kurmanov, Senior Research Fellow at IPPA. He presented a practical seminar titled, "Thematic Analysis and Qualitative Methods".
The session provided a comprehensive introduction to thematic analysis as a widely used tool for processing and interpreting qualitative data. Bakhytzhan guided participants through the main stages of thematic analysis—from initial data coding to the development and interpretation of themes—while exploring both inductive and deductive coding approaches.
Attendees gained insights into how researchers can identify key meanings and recurring patterns in interviews, texts, and other materials, systematize findings, and connect them to broader research frameworks. The seminar also introduced supporting tools, including manual coding techniques and specialized qualitative data analysis software, illustrated with real-world project examples.
