Qualitative Analysis using Braun and Clarke’s Six-Step Process The analysis of the data was achieved by first identifying the codes and themes that appear in the data. Using Braun and Clarke's six-step process, the following codebook was created from the four transcripts. Table 1. Codebook
Code
Description of the Code
Example from Transcript
Family support
Family played a key role in social support towards completing the doctoral program.
“My family my immediate family my husband was really supportive”.
Peers support in encouraging one to succeed in completing the doctoral program.
“but kind of like an online forum where we can log in and post things and kind of encourage each other and I think that to helped, about half of us I think ended up graduating on time”
Peers support system.
“I had my family were supportive and you know cheering me on so to speak and rooting for me”.
“we would discuss things a lot of group texting was amazing” “it was but it was more a like morale kind of support.” “So it was both like a little competitive to show them how it's done and also morally just like a place an outlet a vent sharing and also of course cheering each other on.” Advocating for yourself/
Self-support towards
“But in regard to people