Deck 4: Qualitative Research Methods

Question 1

The initial use of qualitative methods was first introduced by ______ in the 1600s and 1700s.

A) Bartley and Smith
B) Descartes and Kant
C) Erikson and Bartley
D) Kant and Smith

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The term qualitative research is a fairly recent one and first appeared in the ______.

A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A ______ approach involves the collection of data from the natural environment.

A) collective
B) naturalistic
C) environmental
D) causal

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Descriptive data may be in the form of ______.

A) interview transcripts
B) videotapes
C) notations made
D) all of these

Question 5

______ approach is an attempt to explore in a more organic way what comes up, rather than hypothesizing what is there and looking to find support for the hypothesis.

A) Deductive
B) Naturalistic
C) Inductive
D) Quantitative

Question 6

Freud and Piaget used this approach to developing many of their theories.

A) grounded theory
B) phenomenological
C) ethnographic
D) case study

Question 7

Data in ______ research are typically collected in the form of summaries and extensive note-taking of the researcher's observations.

A) ethnographic
B) case study
C) phenomenological
D) grounded theory

Question 8

Researchers may use ______ in data collection, which refers to using multiple data collection methods, sources, or observers.

A) triangulation
B) circulation
C) squaring off
D) rectangulation

Question 9

______ research methods involve intensive study of the characteristics of a given culture or distinct group with their own worldview from a naturalistic, firsthand experience.

A) Ethnographic
B) Case study
C) Phenomenological
D) Grounded theory

Question 10

______ qualitative research approach was originally developed by two sociologists, Glasser and Strass.

A) Historical
B) Case study
C) Phenomenological
D) Grounded theory

Question 11

______ approach was developed by Husserl in the early 1900s.

A) Ethnographic
B) Case study
C) Phenomenological
D) Grounded theory

Question 12

A ______ method of research is particularly helpful when a researcher wants to identify relevant issues and concepts in the context of a particular event and possibly conduct quantitative research or other types of qualitative research to further understand the event.

A) ethnographic
B) case study
C) phenomenological
D) grounded theory

Question 13

The purpose of ______ approach is to systematically understand past events and phenomena to obtain a clearer understanding of current issues.

A) ethnographic
B) case study
C) phenomenological
D) grounded theory

Question 14

The administration of structured instruments, surveys, and questionnaires is utilized by ______.

A) qualitative researchers
B) ethnomethodologists
C) phenomenologist
D) quantitative researchers

Question 15

The ability to obtain a detailed understanding of a person, event, or phenomenon is ______.

A) an advantage of qualitative research
B) a disadvantage of qualitative research
C) a broader perspective of qualitative research
D) the validity of generalizing results to a larger population

Question 16

Guba and Lincoln (1992) noted that the social sciences have long been considered "hard" sciences and less quantifiable compared to "soft" sciences like mathematics, chemistry, and physics.

Question 17

Qualitative methods attempt to control the extraneous variables in the natural environment.

Question 18

Qualitative research enters the natural setting to study its complexity.

Question 19

Descriptive data are collected and presented through language and pictures.

Question 20

The orientation of the quantitative researcher is one of entering the naturalistic environment with an openness to discovering what can be found, but with a focus on elements of the environment.

Question 21

All case study research is qualitative.

Question 22

Case study is an intensive investigation of a single individual in an effort to treat or intervene with that person and/or to make inferences about others.

Question 23

A common approach to ethnographic research is as a participant observer.

Question 24

The primary approach to grounded theory is the dynamic interaction of identifying categories, which are analyzed and reconstituted into more complex ones with each continuous level of analysis.

Question 25

The focus of the ethnographic approach is to understand how humans develop a way of knowing the world.

Question 26

How do Denzin and Lincoln (2000) describe qualitative research?

Question 27

What is the main goal of qualitative research?

Question 28

What are the five characteristics of qualitative research?

Question 29

List the six steps in using a case study approach.

Question 30

What is the meaning of the word "ethnography?"

Question 31

What are three characteristics of ethnographic research?

Question 32

Discuss the steps of historical research.

Question 33

What is the primary approach to grounded theory?

Question 34

Give an example of two research topics which could be explored through grounded theory research.

Question 35

Provide a brief example of case study research.

Question 36

Discuss the three purposes of case studies.

Question 37

Discuss qualitative research through a phenomenological approach.