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WorksheetsFive qualitative approaches to inquiry
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
