Deck 14: Ethnographic Designs

Question 1

An ethnographer concludes a study with an interpretation of the shared patterns of behavior of teenage skateboarders in a middle school.What aspects is this ethnographer likely to include in this interpretation?

A)A cultural theme that provided a framework for the study
B)An identification of three patterns of behavior shown by the teenagers
C)A detailed description of the challenges skateboarders give themselves
D)The personal meaning of skateboarding for each teenager

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A researcher conducts an ethnographic study of three high schools who have introduced AIDS education into their curricula.What type of case study is this?

A)A curriculum case study
B)An intrinsic case study
C)An instrumental case study
D)A collective case study

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is the best indicator of higher quality in ethnography?

A)The researcher identifies one or two concepts as the focus.
B)The researcher identifies in many diverse concepts being explored.
C)The researcher remains in the background of the report.
D)The researcher collects one form of data,interviews.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Reflexivity in ethnography means:

A)The researcher has good reflexes and can sense things.
B)The researcher openly discusses the participant views.
C)The researcher openly discusses her or his role in the study.
D)The researcher comments on why he/she undertook the study

Question 5

When conducting an ethnography of a music class in a junior high,a qualitative researcher is most likely to engage in what step?

A)Include all participants within the junior high.
B)Focus on the patterns of behavior of individuals.
C)Collect data at their offices rather than the site.
D)Describes how the class works during a week

Question 6

An ethnography can be distinguished from a grounded theory study in qualitative research by

A)the use of participants' views.
B)the study of a cultural group.
C)analysis based on themes or patterns.
D)the focus on culturally-selected individuals.

Question 7

The following are typically forms of collecting data in an ethnography EXCEPT

A)A questionnaire
B)An observation
C)A structured instrument
D)A focus group interview

Question 8

A researcher decides to study individuals with learning disabilities in an elementary school with the intent of advocating for this group of children.The type of ethnographic design is

A)a case study.
B)a realist ethnography.
C)a critical ethnography.
D)an autoethnography.

Question 9

When we think about the origins of ethnography in education,we consider how it was applied in education from what two disciplines?

A)Sociology and anthropology
B)Linguistics and philosophy
C)Sociology and education
D)Anthropology and international studies

Question 10

Why are ethical issues in ethnography often associated with the data collection phase of research?

A)In data collection,this phase is the most rigorous aspect of the research.
B)In data collection,ethnographers often are invasive of personal space.
C)In data collection,ethnographers often spend extensive time in the field.
D)In data collection,ethnographers ask personal questions.

Question 11

A qualitative researcher conducts an in depth analysis of a gifted program in an elementary school.This study involves how the children are selected,their experiences,and the outcomes at the end of the sixth grade.The type of design is

A)a case study.
B)a realist ethnography.
C)a critical ethnography.
D)an autoethnography.

Question 12

Which of the following is a procedural characteristic of critical ethnography?

A)Focus on one individual and the cultural context of his or her life.
B)Advocate for change so that people are less oppressed and marginalized.
C)Produce participants' views from carefully edited quotations.
D)Focus on a critical,reflective self-examination within the researcher's own culture.

Question 13

An ethnographer decides to study the attitudes of teachers in a school toward the issue of autonomy in their classrooms.Of the following patterns that might be examined,which one best represents what the researcher hopes to learn?

A)How the teachers talk about autonomy
B)What the teachers believe about autonomy
C)Whether the teachers act autonomously
D)How the attitudes of teachers have changed

Question 14

A culture-sharing group in an ethnography can be described as

A)a group of students in the the same town.
B)a group of athletes who have spent the soccer season together.
C)a group of teachers from different schools.
D)a group of counselors located at schools in the district.

Question 15

question apply to the sample ethnographic study by Swidler 2000) on recitation in a rural school presented at the end of Chapter 14. Examine this study and then answer the following questions:

-In Tables 1 and 2 you can see detailed information about the students and their parents in the small school.In terms of ethnographic results,how would you characterize this information?

A)It shows the reflexivity of the researcher.
B)It shows the researcher's attention to detail.
C)It shows description in an ethnography.
D)It summarizes tabled information about the students and parents.

Question 16

In ethnographic fieldwork,information supplied by the participants in a study is known as

A)emic data.
B)negotiation data.
C)etic data.
D)fieldwork data.