Exam 13: Qualitative Data Analysis

Qualitative research is undertaken for descriptive purposes never for explanatory purposes.

Professor Lip was interested in why grandparents went to court to obtain custody of their grandchildren.One of the grandparents that Lip talked with commented on the issue of "parental neglect" of the grandchild.Once the issue of neglect had been identified,Lip began to notice that other grandparents also used the concept of "parental neglect" to explain why they had a legal relationship with their grandchild.In Lofland's terms,Professor Lip was interested in examining:

Hendal conducted qualitative research to learn all of the factors that lead police officers to move into that career.Which one of the following did he perform?

The search for the intentional or unintentional meanings attached to signs is called semiotics.

The grounded theory method begins with

Grounded theory method must begin with a well developed,calculated hypothesis.

To assist with consistency in coding,it is helpful to develop

Performing a study on the social interactions between office workers on breaks,Marshall was curious to understand the context of these interactions,as well as how many were related ot the workplace or that were personal.As part of his observation he kept detailed notes on the methodological issues he faced.What type of notes would these be?

Case-oriented analysis is more valuable in qualitative research than variable-oriented research.

Roderick is interested in studying the link between types of flowers and the meaning behind the different types of flowers (e.g.roses indicate love and affection).He is utilizing which of the following methods?

Quincy did a qualitative study in which he wanted to identify the most important variables associated with participation in extracurricular activities.Which one of the following did he perform?

Which of the following are major ethical issues that are of concern in the analysis and reporting of qualitative research?

Judging the quality of qualitative research is easier than judging the quality of quantitative research.

Miguel is studying the "science of signs" as it relates to fear of crime.He is using semiotics.

After sorting through many notes and interview transcripts with the staff of a local soup kitchen,Juanita now must begin classifying and categorizing this into data that can be analyzed.What step will she be doing at this point?

Jimmy performed a qualitative study of career criminals,focusing particularly on their journey from minor childhood offenses to serious felonies.Which one of the following was he focusing upon?

Memoing provides the researchers with structured ways to examine the data and the coded text.

Identify the two major ethical issues that are of special concern in the analysis and reporting of qualitative research.What steps can you,the researcher,take to rectify these problems? How are these ethical issues similar to,or different from,the analysis of quantitative research?

The concept is the organizing principle for qualitative coding.

Jeremy was born in 1948 and grew up during the 1960s.He was sent to Viet Nam in 1967 and was horrified by what he saw.When he returned home he suffered sleepless nights and nightmares.He began to work at a bank but often fell asleep during the day.He met Mary,another bank employee,in 1980 and they married in 1981.They divorced in 1983.Mary could not cope with Jeremy's nightmares,bouts of depression,and bouts with alcohol.After the divorce,Jeremy's depression increased and began to drink even more heavily.He was fired from his job in the latter part of 1983.As an explanation for Jeremy's job loss,this could be termed a(n)