Five qualitative approaches to inquiry

This is a type of research that is represented in a textual form. It is centered on human experiences.

• Case study

• Phenomenological research

• Narrative research

Choose the option that is a distinctive characteristic of Narrative Research.

• To discover a theory

• Collect data from participants' stories

• Extended observations of a group

This is the purpose of Phenomenological Research:

• To describe "what" and "how" people experienced a phenomenon.

• To discover the theory of a phenomenon.

• To study why people created a phenomenon.

Choose the option that is NOT a characteristic of Phenomenological Research.

• Researchers take an object of human experience.

• Data collection from different people who have experienced the same phenomenon.

• Description of what and how those people have experienced that phenomenon.

• The researcher is immersed in their day-to-day lives.

The purpose of this approach is to discover a theory to explain a process, action, or interaction of a certain topic within a large number of people.

• Phenomenological Theory Research

• Ethnography Theory Research

• Grounded Theory Research

• Big Bang Theory

In a Grounded Theory Research, data analysis is done by stages.

• True

• False

This type of research helps us to examine a culture-sharing group.

• Ethnographic Research

• Narrative Research

• Case Study

In an Ethnographic Research, extended observations of a group are applied.

• True

• False

What is the main characteristic of Case Study Research?

• To study common experiences within a group of people.

• To study lived experiences within a group of people in a city.

• To study a specific issue within a group of people in a certain context.

• To study a group of people that share different experiences.

In a Case Study Research, researchers can study only a single case.

• True

• False