Within-Case and Across-Case Approaches to Qualitative Data Analysis

By L. Ayres, K. Kavanaugh, K. Knafl. Qualitative Health Research, 2003

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Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis (2016, methodology): “Theme is used as attribute, descriptor, element, and concept.[9] As an implicit topic that organizes a group of repeating ideas, it enables researchers to answer the study question.”
Generalization in quantitative and qualitative research: myths and strategies. (2010, methodology): “Ayres et al. (2003) observed that, ‘‘Just as with statistical analysis, the end product of qualitative analysis is a generalization, regardless of the language used to describe it’’ (p. 881).”
A Longitudinal Study of Teaching Practice and Early Career Decisions (2012, background): “There is a tension in cross-case analysis between maintaining the particularity of the individual case and identifying patterns that help explain a group of cases (Ayres et al., 2003).”