Deck 9: Qualitative Research Designs: Recognizing the Overall Plan for a Study

Question 1

Which of the following describes the major intention of using a case study design?

A) Describe and interpret the story of one individual
B) Address inequities in our society
C) Describe characteristics of a population
D) In-depth exploration of an event or activities

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the major intention of using a grounded theory design?

A) To develop a theory about a process
B) To test a published theory using qualitative data
C) To create a theory of a cultural viewpoint
D) To explain individual's views about a particular theory

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following design types would a researcher use to describe a culture-sharing group?

A) Ethnographic design
B) Case study design
C) Grounded theory design
D) Narrative design

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Collect field texts to document an individual's story. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Case study design
B) Grounded theory design
C) Narrative design
D) Ethnographic design

Question 5

Conduct extensive fieldwork. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Ethnographic design
B) Grounded theory design
C) Case study design
D) Narrative design

Question 6

Report a model and propositions. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Narrative design
B) Case study design
C) Grounded theory design
D) Ethnographic design

Question 7

Report description, themes, and lessons learned. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Narrative design
B) Ethnographic design
C) Grounded theory design
D) Case study design

Question 8

Report a chronological retelling of a story. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Ethnographic design
B) Case study design
C) Narrative design
D) Grounded theory design

Question 9

Story, biography, and autobiography indicate which of the following qualitative research designs?

A) Narrative design
B) Case study design
C) Grounded theory design
D) Ethnographic design

Question 10

Narrative research is associated with which type of data analysis procedures?

A) Cross-case analysis
B) Re-storying
C) Axial coding
D) Propositions

Question 11

Analyze the data using open, axial, and selective coding. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Ethnographic design
B) Narrative design
C) Case study design
D) Grounded theory design

Question 12

Report a cultural portrait. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Grounded theory design
B) Narrative design
C) Case study design
D) Ethnographic design

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the procedures you can use to recognize the qualitative research design used in a study?

A) Procedures to report data in a study
B) Procedures to collect data in a study
C) Procedures to analyze data in a study
D) All of the above

Question 14

Researchers choose to use a general thematic approach for which of the following purposes?

A) To tell an individual's story
B) To describe a culture-sharing group
C) To describe multiple perspectives on a topic
D) To generate a theory about a topic

Question 15

Which research design would you expect the researcher to have used to study this purpose? The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of counselors' stories as they describe "sacred places" in their high school.

A) Case study design
B) Narrative design
C) Ethnographic design
D) Grounded theory design

Question 16

Which research design would you expect the researcher to have used to study this purpose? The purpose of this study is to describe the problems that counselors at one high school encounter as they make their high school into a "sacred place" for students.

A) Ethnographic design
B) Grounded theory design
C) Narrative design
D) Case study design

Question 17

Study a system bounded in time and place. Which qualitative research design best fits this description?

A) Case study design
B) Grounded theory design
C) Ethnographic design
D) Narrative design

Question 18

Which research design would you expect the researcher to have used to study this purpose? The purpose of this study is to generate a theory about the process used by school counselors as they make their high school a "sacred place" in which to work.

A) Case study design
B) Grounded theory design
C) Ethnographic design
D) Narrative design

Question 19

Which of the following approaches would be least helpful when developing a qualitative research design?

A) Involving the participants in designing the study
B) Modeling procedures from those used in the physical sciences
C) Developing procedures that are emergent and fluid
D) Advancing the importance of studying views of participants

Question 20

Which qualitative research design typically collects interviews, observations, pictures, documents, videotapes, and/or e-mails?

A) Ethnographic design
B) Grounded theory design
C) Case study design
D) Narrative design