Question

Esme is interested in the personal experiences of first-year medical students and plans an ethnographic study, in which she’ll collect observational field notes, extensive interview data, and diaries from the participants. For her analysis, she plans to begin by developing a start list. In other words, Esme will: a.make a list of categories and themes derived directly from the research problem. b.briefly review the data in search of topics or themes that pop out right away. c.divide the data into general but meaningful chunks before beginning more detailed analysis. d.apply her initial coding scheme to a subset of her data.

Answer 1

Answer:

make a list of categories and themes derived directly from the research problem

Explanation:

After understanding the problem you are trying to research about, also called the research problem, the next step towards finding past research studies related to your paper is to develop a start list. This is a list of themes and categories that are directly derived from the problem of your research and you wish to use them to begin gathering information and materials for your research paper.