Exam 10: Qualitative Field Research

Professor Miller planned to tape six focus groups to examine citizens' attitudes toward park development.As a research methods student,you told Miller that an advantage of the focus group method is(are)that:

Which of the following is not part of grounded theory?

To examine the social interactions of online role-playing gamers,a relatively Pickup social phenomena,Kyoko developed a rough outline of what to look for before setting out on observation.This outline was intended to guide,but not specifically structure the observations.What approach did Kyoko use?

The "Convert" is more likely to run the risk of "going native" than the "Martian."

Cases studies focus on people or groups only.

Select a topic.Describe how a complete participant and a complete observer might study that subject.

An "audit trail" has been recommended for qualitative researchers to document each point of decision or interpretation during the research project.

Dr.Fielding is interested in the stratification system in the United States and how it is perpetuated through time.Fielding decides to examine the experiences of minority students who seek college counseling in high school.He interviews minority students in four high schools to learn whether their personal experiences tell him something about stratification in the U.S.After interviewing the minority students Fielding interviews non-minority students,school administrators,guidance counselors,teachers,parents,and social workers at the same four high schools.Fielding is probably using a/an approach.

For Participant Action Researchers,access to information is equivalent to social power.

Which of the following is POOR advice for recording observations in the field?

All forms of field research involve participant observation.

Among the advantages of field research is(are)that it:

Your field notes should record what you know happened NOT what you think happened.

An advantage(s)of field research is(are)that:

Jamie asks women about their personal experiences in the labor market in order to uncover the power relations that govern those experiences.What paradigm is Jamie using?

Field research typically alternates between deduction and induction.

Which of the following statements is(are)FALSE about participatory action research (PAR)?

One of the advantages of field research is that is raises very few ethical concerns.

Jenny wants to do research that tells the stories of rape victims.She wants to tell "their stories" the way they "really are." Jenny is using a paradigm.

Specific methods do not link to specific paradigms.