Research Article

The Kawa Model: A Self-Reflection Tool for Occupational Therapy Student Development in Practice Placements in Australia

Table 3

Summary of the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) process implemented.

StepsIPA process

1Multiple transcript readings of one case
2Initial noting of the content of interest (can be very extensive and reflect content, descriptions, linguistic features, or concepts)
3Developing emergent themes informed by initial notes
4Grouping emergent themes by bringing together contextual and conceptual ideas and assigning a descriptive label for the theme
5Analysis of subsequent cases
6Identifying patterns across cases that generate superordinate themes