Which term corresponds to identifying themes and patterns from interview data?

• A. Interview transcript analysis
• B. Focus groups
• C. Facilitator's role
• D. Post-discussion analysis

Answer: (A)

Identifying themes and patterns from interview data comes from analyzing the transcripts themselves. By reviewing what participants say, coding meaningful segments, and grouping those codes into broader themes that recur across interviews, you uncover the underlying ideas the data reveals. This process—working directly with interview transcripts to derive themes and patterns—is what interview transcript analysis refers to. The other options describe how data is gathered (focus groups) or the role of the person running the session (facilitator) or a vague notion of post-discussion work, rather than the analytic step of identifying recurring ideas in the transcripts.