Deck 17: The Nature of Qualitative Research

Question 1

Qualitative research takes a deductive view of the relationship between theory and research, where the latter is tested by the former.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The epistemological position of qualitative research could be best described as interpretivist

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The ontological position of qualitative research could be best described as objectivist

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a main research method associated with qualitative research?

A) Ethnography
B) Focus groups
C) Content analysis
D) Qualitative interviewing

Question 5

In inductive research, theory tends to be tested rather than developed.

Question 6

Which of the following are the main steps in qualitative research? Please select all that apply.

A) General research questions
B) Analysis of variance
C) Interpretation of data
D) Construction of hypothesis

Question 7

Blumer's (1954) idea of "sensitising concepts" argued for the use of a definitive concept in social research

Question 8

The terms "reliability" and "validity" have no relevance to qualitative research, they are more applicable to quantitative research.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a criterion typically associated with the term "trustworthiness"?

A) Credibility
B) Dependability
C) Confirmability
D) Adaptability

Question 10

Which if the following is not associated with interpretivism?

A) Symbolic interactionism
B) Verstehen
C) Critical realism
D) Phenomenology

Question 11

A key preoccupation in qualitative research is seeing the world through the eyes of the researcher.

Question 12

In qualitative research there is a strong emphasis upon social life in terms of processes.

Question 13

Which of the following is not a critique of qualitative research?

A) It is too subjective
B) It is too simplistic
C) It lacks transparency
D) It has a problem of generalisation

Question 14

Which of the following is a contrast between qualitative and quantitative research? Please select all that apply.

A) Numbers vs Words
B) Order vs Chaos
C) Fantasy vs Reality
D) Structured vs Unstructured

Question 15

In action research the action researcher and the client collaborate in the diagnosis of a problem and in the development of a solution based on the diagnosis