Exam 12: Narrative Research

Marty is a narrative researcher interested in teachers who are children of teachers. He identifies participants and collects the stories of the role that their parents as teachers provided to them and the ways in which their parent's occupation shaped their own career path. He analyzes common themes and creates a description that applies across the stories. In so doing, which of the following types of narrative research is Marty best displaying?

Nancy studies moving and social relationships in adolescents. Which of the following is likely a topic for her narrative research study?

Seth collected data regarding the experiences of students struggling while learning to read. He interviews students and observes their experiences in their classroom, special support room, and in their homes. He frames his findings in the form of a unified story of their experiences. Which of the following is Seth best displaying?

Regarding data collection, narrative researchers generally

Shelly is a narrative researcher interested in the challenges of being a first year teacher in a small rural school. Given the suggestions in your text, who might be the best individual for Shelly to consider as a primary participant?

Which of the following is NOT a specific method discussed in your text as a narrative data source?

Compared to quantitative research methods, narrative research is more

Kadeem collected interview data and conducted observations regarding the experiences of very rural children enrolled in 'country schools' with students from all grades in attendance. He reports his data in the form of a story. Which of the following types of narrative research is Kadeem is best displaying?

Don is conducting narrative research on the nature of and development of national educational policy. Which of the following includes a primary source in his work?

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of narrative research?

Barb is a narrative researcher interested in the experiences of first generation college students in rural Appalachia. Of the following, who might be the best person to serve as an individual to learn about the problem?

Which of the following research topics is most conducive to narrative research?

Kathy has identified the purpose of her study and her phenomenon to explore. She proceeds to select individuals to study to learn about the experience with, and poses initial research questions, next she will

As identified in your text, which of the following is a trend that has influenced the development of narrative research?

Which of the following best characterizes activities during the first phase of restorying?

All of the following inform how a narrative research approach is categorized EXCEPT

Which of the following research topics is most conducive to narrative research?

As a narrative researcher you have established a relationship with Saud to better understand the experiences of a father from Saudi Arabia with children growing up in the US. What is your next step?

Which of the following is an element that characterizes narrative research?

Narrative researchers who collect their participants' stories of their experience and analyze those stories to create a description of themes across the stories are said to be illustrating which type of narrative research?