QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :27:39 GMT -05:00 • Question 1 What did Kai Erikson purport about covert participation? Selected Answer: It is unethical and should not be allowed except in public settings. • Question 2 Ethnographers study while educational researchers study . Selected Answer: cultures; schools • Question 3 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points Researchers can guarantee subject confidentiality by using fictitious names of subjects in their reports. Selected Answer: False • Question 4 3 out of 3 points A description that provides a sense of what it is like to experience a setting being studied from the standpoint of the individuals in that setting is referred to as a(n) description. Selected Answer: thick • Question 5 Which stage of the research process is most important to developing relationships? Selected Answer: Early stage • Question 6 A case selected by a researcher primarily due to its rich information is called a case. Selected Answer: critical • Question 7 The primary means of recording participant observation data is: Selected Answer: written notes. • Question 8 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points In order for intensive interviewing to be a valid measure, the interviewer and interviewee must develop an equal partnership during the process. Selected Answer: False Quiz: Qualitative Research This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :27:39 GMT -05:00 • Question 9 Writing up notes often takes three times as long as the actual field observation. Selected Answer: True • Question 10 In order to gather data, Heath became a (n) in the setting of her study. Selected Answer: participant • Question 11 Which factor was NOT mentioned in the chapter as a consideration in choosing a role in a study? Selected Answer: The researcher's level of family support • Question 12 Which statement depicts one of the ethical advantages of overt participation? 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points Selected Answer: The researcher can decline participation in unethical events without fear of exposing identity. • Question 13 In qualitative data analysis, the raw data to be analyzed are rather than . Selected Answer: words; numbers • Question 14 Qualitative text may be transposed into quantitative data through the process of: Selected Answer: categorization. • Question 15 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points Which type of qualitative data analysis refers to issues such as how the researcher interacted with subjects, the problems encountered in the study, and the resolution (or not) of these problems? Selected Answer: Natural history • Question 16 3 out of 3 points How did Elijah Anderson (2003) deal with the often overwhelming amount of transcribing involved in his field research? Selected Answer: He maintained a disciplined transcription schedule. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :27:39 GMT -05:00 • Question 17 3 out of 3 points The process by which a qualitative analyst interacts with the data and gradually refines her focus is called: Selected Answer: progressive focusing. • Question 18 0 out of 3 points A researcher who tries to construct her own interpretation of what the text means is reading the text: Selected Answer: deductively. • Question 19 3 out of 3 points Qualitative researchers who view interpretations as never totally true or false have adopted a(n) perspective on textual analysis. Selected Answer: hermeneutic • Question 20 Which of the following is NOT a mode of reading the text in qualitative data analysis? Selected Answer: Subliminally • Question 21 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points The concept of “guilty knowledge” is an important ethical consideration for qualitative researchers. Selected Answer: True • Question 22 Which statement would NOT be included in an accurate description of ethnomethodology? Selected Answer: It focuses on the finding of an objective reality. • Question 23 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points The accessibility of computer-based software has contributed to the rapid growth of video analysis. Selected Answer: True • Question 24 SPSS is one of the three most popular qualitative data analysis programs. Selected Answer: False • Question 25 Which of the following types of data would NOT be analyzed in qualitative analysis? 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :27:39 GMT -05:00 Selected Answer: Numerical records Question 1 3 out of 3 points Christopher Brown's (2009) study examining the disconnect between prekindergarten and elementary school teaching approaches was an example of a (n):Selected Answer:one shot case study. Question 2 3 out of 3 points True experiments are good at producing _, but not _.Selected Answer:internal validity; external validity Question 3 0 out of 3 points According to the authors, which type of research design is always preferable?Selected Answer:Representational Question 4 3 out of 3 points In the ex post facto control group design, participants decide themselves whether to join thecontrol or treatment group.Selected Answer:True2/10 This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :27:39 GMT -05:00