Question 1

Define the convergent parallel design.Describe it, using the case study "School Security and Discipline."

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Question 2

This design uses the theoretical perspective with a social justice focus to improve the well-being of vulnerable populations.

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A) Embedded design 
B) Transformative design 
C) Exploratory sequential design 
D) Multiphase design

Question 3

Positivism is a philosophy developed by John Dewey and others that emphasized the importance of taking action and learning from the outcomes to generate knowledge.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Lundahl, Nimer, and Parsons 2006)were interested in the

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A) The effect of understanding how parent training can affect child rearing attitudes 
B) The effect of adolescent training on reducing risk factors associated with child abuse 
C) The effect of parent education programs on reducing risk factors associated with child abuse 
D) The effect of multi-child mixed families on abuse rates

Question 5

In an exploratory sequential design the quantitative method is implemented first followed by the qualitative method.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Meta-synthesis is a method used to analyze and integrate findings from quantitative studies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A multiphase design involves a series of quantitative and qualitative designs where each design and findings inform the next phase

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As in the research by Bachman 1992)about American Indian Homicide, some mixed methods designs begin with a qualitative method and then proceed with a quantitative method for confirmatory purposes, which is known as an)

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A) Explanatory sequential design 
B) Explicatory sequential design 
C) Exploratory sequential design 
D) All of the above

Question 9

As a part of her research, Bachman conducted face-to-face interviews with homicide offenders at

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A) Four American Indian reservations 
B) Three Midwestern state prisons 
C) Three Eastern state prisons 
D) Four Mid-country federal prisons

Question 10

One special ethical challenge which is heightened in mixed-method projects is

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A) Defining the researcher's role in relation to members of their team 
B) Defining the researcher's role in relation to the research participants 
C) Both A and B are correct 
D) None of the above

Question 11

What kind of challenges might be faced by a researcher using mixed methods in research? Why?

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Question 12

In the qualitative component of their study of Brazilian victims of domestic violence, Luxardo and colleagues 2011)adopted an)

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A) Inflexible qualitative interviewing approach to allow participants to avoid some topics 
B) Flexible quantitative questionnaire approach to allow participants to avoid some topics 
C) Flexible qualitative interviewing approach to allow participants to avoid some topics 
D) None of the above

Question 13

What is an embedded design? Give an example.

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Question 14

Rather than the alternative perspectives of positivism and constructivism researchers developed the principle of

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A) Minimism 
B) Maximism 
C) Pragmatism 
D) None of the above

Question 15

A realistic assessment of the weaknesses as well as the strengths of each method of data collection should

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A) Keep the researcher from advancing clear answers to diverse questions 
B) Help the researcher to remember that excessive confidence in research is a virtue 
C) Help the researcher to remember that humility in research is a virtue 
D) Keep the researcher from being disillusioned by the research

Question 16

Bachman 1992)used an exploratory sequential design when she studied the social causes of rape, and then proceeded with a quantitative method for confirmatory purposes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Complex mixed-methods projects in which quantitative surveying is interspersed with observational research

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A) and covert research may require explicit renegotiations 
B) may require an addition of covert participation at some stages 
C) may require renegotiation of participant consent at each stage 
D) None of the above

Question 18

A standardized measure of association is an affect size.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Define triangulation and explain its value.

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Question 20

The design where quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented at the same time is

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A) Exploratory sequential design 
B) Convergent parallel design 
C) Embedded design 
D) Transformative design

Exam 11: Mixing and Comparing Methods

Define the convergent parallel design.Describe it, using the case study "School Security and Discipline."

This design uses the theoretical perspective with a social justice focus to improve the well-being of vulnerable populations.

Positivism is a philosophy developed by John Dewey and others that emphasized the importance of taking action and learning from the outcomes to generate knowledge.

Lundahl, Nimer, and Parsons 2006) were interested in the

In an exploratory sequential design the quantitative method is implemented first followed by the qualitative method.

Meta-synthesis is a method used to analyze and integrate findings from quantitative studies.

A multiphase design involves a series of quantitative and qualitative designs where each design and findings inform the next phase

As in the research by Bachman 1992) about American Indian Homicide, some mixed methods designs begin with a qualitative method and then proceed with a quantitative method for confirmatory purposes, which is known as an)

As a part of her research, Bachman conducted face-to-face interviews with homicide offenders at

One special ethical challenge which is heightened in mixed-method projects is

What kind of challenges might be faced by a researcher using mixed methods in research? Why?

In the qualitative component of their study of Brazilian victims of domestic violence, Luxardo and colleagues 2011) adopted an)

What is an embedded design? Give an example.

Rather than the alternative perspectives of positivism and constructivism researchers developed the principle of

A realistic assessment of the weaknesses as well as the strengths of each method of data collection should

Bachman 1992)used an exploratory sequential design when she studied the social causes of rape, and then proceeded with a quantitative method for confirmatory purposes.

Complex mixed-methods projects in which quantitative surveying is interspersed with observational research

A standardized measure of association is an affect size.

Define triangulation and explain its value.

The design where quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented at the same time is