KNES 213 UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the three common categories of case studies? - ✔✔Intrinsic, instrumental,
and collective.
✔✔What is the goal of qualitative description? - ✔✔To develop a comprehensive
summary of a phenomenon or event using everyday language.
✔✔What is the primary 'end product' of grounded theory research? - ✔✔The
construction of a theory or explanation of a process.
✔✔What method do grounded theory researchers use to identify similarities and
differences in data? - ✔✔Comparative methods (iterative strategies).
✔✔How can theory be used as a 'theoretical lens' in qualitative research? - ✔✔It can
shape the research questions, participant selection, data generation, and data analysis.
✔✔What is the purpose of 'interpretative framework' in qualitative research? -
✔✔Theory is drawn upon to interpret the research findings.
, ✔✔What is the goal of purposeful sampling? - ✔✔To recruit information-rich participants
who will purposefully inform the understanding of the topic.
✔✔What is extreme case sampling? - ✔✔Identifying participants who are unusual or
represent extremes, also known as deviant cases.
✔✔What is the objective of maximum variation sampling? - ✔✔To seek heterogeneity in
people, experiences, places, and perspectives to represent diversity.
✔✔What is snowball sampling? - ✔✔A method where current participants identify other
potential participants who fit the research purpose.
✔✔What are two specific forms of ethnography mentioned in the text? - ✔✔Critical
ethnography and autoethnography.
✔✔What are two specific forms of phenomenology mentioned in the text? -
✔✔Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) and empirical phenomenology.
✔✔What types of data are typically generated in a case study? - ✔✔Extensive data
including interviews, observation, and visual methods.
✔✔How are stories typically generated in narrative inquiry? - ✔✔Via in-depth and
unstructured interviews, observations, and participant journaling.
✔✔What is the primary data generation method for grounded theory? - ✔✔One-on-one
interviews with participants.
✔✔What is the primary purpose of qualitative research? - ✔✔To provide in-depth detail
and understanding about a topic rather than generalizing findings.
✔✔What is 'saturation' in qualitative research? - ✔✔The point at which enough data has
been obtained and further data collection will not improve understanding.
✔✔What are the five considerations identified by Morse (2000) for determining sample
size? - ✔✔Scope of the study, nature of the topic, quality of the data, number of
interviews per participant, and study designs.
✔✔What is the typical sample size for a narrative study? - ✔✔1-2 participants.
✔✔What is the typical sample size for a phenomenology study? - ✔✔5-8 participants.
✔✔What is the typical sample size for a grounded theory study? - ✔✔30-50
participants.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the three common categories of case studies? - ✔✔Intrinsic, instrumental,
and collective.
✔✔What is the goal of qualitative description? - ✔✔To develop a comprehensive
summary of a phenomenon or event using everyday language.
✔✔What is the primary 'end product' of grounded theory research? - ✔✔The
construction of a theory or explanation of a process.
✔✔What method do grounded theory researchers use to identify similarities and
differences in data? - ✔✔Comparative methods (iterative strategies).
✔✔How can theory be used as a 'theoretical lens' in qualitative research? - ✔✔It can
shape the research questions, participant selection, data generation, and data analysis.
✔✔What is the purpose of 'interpretative framework' in qualitative research? -
✔✔Theory is drawn upon to interpret the research findings.
, ✔✔What is the goal of purposeful sampling? - ✔✔To recruit information-rich participants
who will purposefully inform the understanding of the topic.
✔✔What is extreme case sampling? - ✔✔Identifying participants who are unusual or
represent extremes, also known as deviant cases.
✔✔What is the objective of maximum variation sampling? - ✔✔To seek heterogeneity in
people, experiences, places, and perspectives to represent diversity.
✔✔What is snowball sampling? - ✔✔A method where current participants identify other
potential participants who fit the research purpose.
✔✔What are two specific forms of ethnography mentioned in the text? - ✔✔Critical
ethnography and autoethnography.
✔✔What are two specific forms of phenomenology mentioned in the text? -
✔✔Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) and empirical phenomenology.
✔✔What types of data are typically generated in a case study? - ✔✔Extensive data
including interviews, observation, and visual methods.
✔✔How are stories typically generated in narrative inquiry? - ✔✔Via in-depth and
unstructured interviews, observations, and participant journaling.
✔✔What is the primary data generation method for grounded theory? - ✔✔One-on-one
interviews with participants.
✔✔What is the primary purpose of qualitative research? - ✔✔To provide in-depth detail
and understanding about a topic rather than generalizing findings.
✔✔What is 'saturation' in qualitative research? - ✔✔The point at which enough data has
been obtained and further data collection will not improve understanding.
✔✔What are the five considerations identified by Morse (2000) for determining sample
size? - ✔✔Scope of the study, nature of the topic, quality of the data, number of
interviews per participant, and study designs.
✔✔What is the typical sample size for a narrative study? - ✔✔1-2 participants.
✔✔What is the typical sample size for a phenomenology study? - ✔✔5-8 participants.
✔✔What is the typical sample size for a grounded theory study? - ✔✔30-50
participants.
