UNIT 5

A qualitative research design used to analyze a case.

A case can be the study of an individual,  a group, an event, or an organization.

• Case study
• Case analysis
• Case investigation
• Case review

Answer explanation

Topic: A Case Study on the Life of a Bulimic: Career, Family, and Life Struggles

Case: A person with bulimia

• Refers to the study of a phenomenon.

• Describes and analyzes series of events that leads to a phenomenon.

• Phenomenology and effect analysis
• Phenomenon and consequence examination
• Phenomena and causal investigation
• Phenomenology

Answer explanation

Topic: Working in Isolation: Analyzing the Experiences of Work-at-Home Employees

Phenomenon: Working in isolation

• Study of the lifestyle and culture of a group of people

• People living in rural or urban communities

• Ethnography

• Biology
• Sociology
• Chemistry

Answer explanation

Topic: The Secret Spices of the Bicolanos

Group: Bicolanos

• Generates new theories from the research data.

• The theory of your study is “grounded” on the research data.

• Grounded Theory
• Sky Theory
• Unearthed Theory
• Floating Theory

Answer explanation

Topic: Efficient Fishing Methods of the Visayan People in Cebu

Theory created: Different efficient methods in fishing used by Cebuanos

• The study of past events

• Used to understand the present events or anticipate future events

• Geography
• Mathematics
• Biology
• History

Answer explanation

Topic: Filipino Roots: The Rich Prehistoric Times of the Philippines 

Historical event: Prehistory of Philippines and its people

• Study of a person’s life experiences expressed in a narrative

• The subject is an individual whose life experiences may be related to others.

• Narrative

• Geography
• Autobiography
• Psychology

Answer explanation

Topic: My mother’s discovery of the greatness of Filipino cinema

Narrative to be studied: The mother’s experiences on watching Filipino cinema

large collection of individuals where sample is taken from

• Population

• Sample

individuals taken from the population to be study

• Population

• Sample

1. least participation, mostly used in experimental studies

• Participants

• Informants

• Respondents

• Subjects

people who are surveyed

• Participants

• Informants

• Respondents

• Subjects