Exam 19: Qualitative Data Collection

Melanie is a qualitative researcher studying veteran teachers' perceptions of the State's new teacher certification criteria. Which of the following is NOT likely part of her primary data sources?

Field notes include

Of the following types of observation for qualitative data collection, which is considered the LEAST obtrusive?

Luke is conducting an interview study with parents regarding separation anxiety in preschool children. He first starts by asking the parent if his or her child experiences separation anxiety. This first question on Luke's interview protocol is considered a(n)

Elaine is interpreting her data and realizes that the amount of time she spent at one of the schools is substantially smaller and that she has very little data from that site. She believes it is because she did not 'click' with the principal of one of the five schools she is studying and therefore that school is not well represented in her data. The school is important for Elaine's study. Of the following, which is the most appropriate way to remedy Elaine's problem?

Of the following, the best way qualitative researchers can increase confirmability is to

Cynthia is a qualitative researcher who has enrolled in the class as a student to experience a new treatment-knitting as a means to increase fine motor skills in occupational therapy. Cynthia could best enhance trustworthiness in her study by

Which of the following is consistent with the strategies your text presents for ensuring the validity of qualitative research?

Damir is a music educator interested in successful high school jazz programs. He goes to work as a 'new' teacher at a high school with a high-ranking jazz program. He works with the students and with the music educator at the school while exploring the jazz program. In this scenario, Damir is best described as a

Of the following, the best way qualitative researchers can increase credibility is to

Which of the following is one of the recommended ways to directly increase the credibility of a qualitative research study?

Which of the following statements regarding e-mail interviews is supported by your text?

Of the following, which is a suggestion to researchers regarding field notes?

As part of his research on young elite athletes, Chris was conducting a nonparticipant observation of a national youth track meet. Audrey started to ask him questions about his session before he had a chance to finish recording his field notes. He told her that he did not want to discuss his session until after he had recorded his notes. Relying on your text content, which of the following is accurate regarding discussion of field notes?

Of the following the most common data source in a qualitative study is

Gretchen is studying the experiences of foster children in new school settings. As a social worker and a qualitative researcher, she would like to conduct observations to collect her data. If observes the children as a by stander while they are in school. Gretchen's data collection strategy can be classified as

While collecting data through observation at a hockey game, Bruce, is astonished by what he feels is violently aggressive behavior. How should Bruce address this astonishment in his notes?

Debbie was observing classes in a small rural school as part of her study on opportunities in the arts in diverse school districts. She heard several teachers make reference to the upcoming 'play day' within the context of their lessons. Not knowing what the 'play day' was, Debbie pulled the principal aside and asked her to explain. In this example, Debbie is best illustrating a(n)

The researcher's belief that everything is context-bound refers to which of the following validity criteria for qualitative research?

Lakyle's study explores social interactions among adult workers with mental disabilities. She uses observation as her primary data collection method. Which of the following research sites is likely MOST pertinent to Lakyle's study?