Question 1

What are the main goals of qualitative researchers and how are they unique to this methodology?

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Why is it important to establish context in qualitative research? Provide an example from the text to support your answer.

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How did Gibson-Light's (2018) study demonstrate the importance of understanding the context and including descriptive detail in qualitative studies?

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What are the six steps of the qualitative research process, and how do these steps relate to one another? Use Lareau's research as an example of each.

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What are some of the dilemmas that researchers can encounter when trying to see the world through the eyes of the respondent?

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How can a mixed method approach improve our understanding of the social phenomenon we're studying?

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Describe a qualitative approach to understanding social processes. Support your answer with an example from the text.

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Why is a flexible, open-ended approach so important in qualitative research? Explain using Jenkins' 2019 study as an example.

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What does it mean to say that qualitative research is an iterative process? Which steps of the research process are considered iterative? How is this beneficial to the researcher?

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Explain the qualitative perspective regarding objectivity and subjectivity. How does this relate to positivism?

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How do qualitative researchers approach the issue of generalizability? Use Roschelle and Kaufman's researcher to inform your response.

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Is it possible to replicate qualitative research through a restudy? Why or why not?

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Qualitative researchers consider the relationships between power, authority, and knowledge production in their approach to objectivity. Explain what this means citing an example from the text.

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Question 14

This chapter introduced you to a variety of qualitative methods. Which two methods are you most interested in? What research topic that you're interested in would be best suited for these methods? Explain.

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Your campus leadership wants to better understand underage drinking on campus. Make an argument for why a qualitative approach would be the most helpful. How would you propose studying this issue using a qualitative method?

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Quiz 5: How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research