Qualitative Research Design

What refers to a close field observation of sociocultural phenomena?

• Case study

• Ethnography

• Grounded Theory

• Phenomenology

Which of the following research designs includes stories that reflect on people‘s

experience and the meaning that this experience has for them?

• Grounded Theory

• Phenomenology

• Case Study

• Narrative Inquiry

Which of the following is a component of ethnographic research?

• A written account of an ethnographic study.

• Being immersed in a social group or setting.

• Participant observation, interviews and/or documentary analysis.

• All of the choices

Which of the following is not a tool of grounded theory?

• Constant comparison

• Theoretical sampling

• Coding

• External Validity

______________ is the study of human consciousness and individuals' experience of some phenomenon.

In which approach to Qualitative Research do the researchers intend to generate a

theory that is based on data systematically gathered and analyzed?

• Biography

• Case Study

• Grounded Theory

• Phenomenology

An individual with an exceptional memory is identified. She is capable of recalling major

events, the weather, and what she did on any given date. What research design should be employed?

• Survey

• Interview

• Case Study

• Naturalistic Observation

Which of the following statements describe an experimental research design?

• improve its effectiveness

• researcher identifies cause and effect

• calculate correlation coefficient

• numeric description of trends

Grounded theory research can be distinguished from experimental research in which of

the following ways?

• The need for institutional review board approval.

• The use of a theory framework.

• The use of systematic procedures.

• The use of emerging design.

Which are the 4 major approaches to qualitative research. Select 4 answers.

• Ethnography

• Phenomenology

• Case study

• Correlational Study

• Grounded Theory