REVIEW QUIZ No. 1

The number of women in the information technology (IT) profession has fluctuated along with the growth of the business. The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of women who had been laid off from IT positions during the economic downturn period between 2007 and 2010.

• Case Study

• Ethnographic

• Grounded Theory

• Phenomenological

2. Physical Education (PE) and sports are usually regarded as a sphere of activity where equality of opportunity and racial harmony exist, and the evidence is provided by the number of black children who do well in the sport. The PE teachers in presenting an equal opportunities policy in leisure activities are hitting at what can be described as the sexist core of the cultural tradition.

• Case Study

• Ethnographic

• Grounded Theory

• Phenomenological

3. The researcher spent over two years as a participant-observer of a small group of men from a gymnasium in Melbourne, which followed a briefer but still illuminating period spent with a group of men from a small community in Australia.

• Case Study

• Ethnographic

• Grounded Theory

• Phenomenological

4. Which of the following should be included in the definition of research? "Research is a systematic study of trend or even which involves careful ________ of quantitative/qualitative data or facts that relates man's thinking with reality."

• collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation

• methods, quality, approach, and interview

• sampling, design, analysis, and significance

• scope, technique, logic, and process

Why do you think this scenario falls under Case Study Analysis?

"For instance, why does student A, age eight, fail to read when most children at that age can already read? the researcher selects a small group of subjects in order to examine a certain pattern of behavior"

• It involves a deep understanding through multiple types of data sources.

• It looks to provide an explanation or theory behind the events.

• It studies similarities and differences of the respondents.

• It weaves together a sequence of events, usually from just one or two individuals to form a cohesive story.